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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.

Willie Stargell

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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
Sports
Pleasure
Child
Simple
Children
Pleasures
Knew

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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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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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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.
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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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