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I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
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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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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I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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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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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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Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.
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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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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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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've always been a slave to my heart.
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