Willie Stargell Quotes
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People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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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 gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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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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When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."
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I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
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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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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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Don't be sharp or flat; just be natural.
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Life is one big transition.
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Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
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I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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Helping someone is what life is all about.
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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.