Willie Stargell Quotes
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Willie Stargell Quotes & Sayings
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He's (Willie Stargell) such a big strong guy he should love that porch. He's got power enough to hit home runs in any park, including Yellowstone.
— Sparky Anderson
My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
— Willie Stargell
Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
— Willie Stargell
I love September, especially when we're in it.
— Willie Stargell
I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
— Willie Stargell
Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
— Willie Stargell
I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
— Willie Stargell
The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
— Willie Stargell
I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
— Willie Stargell
Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.
— Willie Stargell
I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
— Willie Stargell
I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.
— Willie Stargell
If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
— Willie Stargell
Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
— Willie Stargell
We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
— Willie Stargell
They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square.
— Willie Stargell
I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
— Willie Stargell
I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
— Willie Stargell
To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
— Willie Stargell
That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
— Willie Stargell
Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
— Willie Stargell
Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
— Willie Stargell
I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
— Willie Stargell
Don't be sharp or flat; just be natural.
— Willie Stargell
I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
— Willie Stargell
A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
— Willie Stargell
To be successful, one must take chances.
— Willie Stargell
Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
— Willie Stargell
Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
— Willie Stargell
I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
— Willie Stargell
I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
— Willie Stargell
When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.
— Willie Stargell
There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.
— Willie Stargell
The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
— Willie Stargell
I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
— Willie Stargell
I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
— Willie Stargell
We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
— Willie Stargell
You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.
— Willie Stargell
Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.
— Willie Stargell
To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.
— Willie Stargell
I've always been a slave to my heart.
— Willie Stargell
Life is one big transition.
— Willie Stargell
Having Willie Stargell on your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger.
— Chuck Tanner
I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
— Willie Stargell
Never was I booed.
— Willie Stargell
Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
— Willie Stargell
Helping someone is what life is all about.
— Willie Stargell
I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
— Willie Stargell
I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
— Willie Stargell
