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I've always been a slave to my heart.
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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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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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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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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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 wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
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