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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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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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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 loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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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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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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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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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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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 eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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