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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
Pleasures
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Child
Simple
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We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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I love September, especially when we're in it.
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I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.
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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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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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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.
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Helping someone is what life is all about.
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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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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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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 was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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To be successful, one must take chances.
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