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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
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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
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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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I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.
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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've always been a slave to my heart.
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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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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 never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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