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Willie Stargell [1940-2001] American

Rank: 101
Athlete, Baseball player

Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell, nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was an American professional baseball player.

Smile, Chance, Family, Nature

Quote	Tags	Rank
There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.	Family, Smile	101
I love September, especially when we're in it.		102
You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.		103
Life is one big transition.		104
A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.		105
It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.		106
I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.	Nature	107
I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.		108
Helping someone is what life is all about.		109
I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.		110
They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square.		111
Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.		112
To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.		113
Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.		114
Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.		115
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.		116
The bat is gone, but the smile remains.	Smile	117
Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.		118
Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.		119
To be successful, one must take chances.	Chance	120
I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.		121
We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.		122
Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.		123
I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.		124
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.		125
That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.		126
I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.		201
I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.		202
Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.		203
Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.		204
I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.		205
We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.		206
Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.		207
When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.		208
I've always been a slave to my heart.		209
I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.		210
I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.		211
Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.		212
I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.		213
I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.		214
The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.		215
My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.		216
Never was I booed.		217
If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.		218
I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.		219
I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.		220
I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.		221
I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.		222
I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.		223
To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.		224
I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.		225
Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.		226
I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.		301

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