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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.

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Willie Stargell
Age: 71 †
Born: 1940
Born: March 6
Died: 2011
Died: December 17
Baseball Player
Earlsboro
Oklahoma
Wilver Dornell Stargell
Wilver Stargell
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
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Pittsburgh isn't fancy, but it is real. It's a working town and money doesn't come easy. I feel as much a part of this city as the cobblestone streets and the steel mills, people in this town expect an honest day's work, and I've it to them for a long, long time.
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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.
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Helping someone is what life is all about.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.
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