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I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.

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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
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Left
Lefties
Hitter
Handed
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
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Helping someone is what life is all about.
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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 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 was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
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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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They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.
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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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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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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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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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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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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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