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Willie Stargell quotes: My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.

Willie Stargell quotes: Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.

Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.

Willie Stargell quotes: I love September, especially when we're in it.

I love September, especially when we're in it.

Willie Stargell quotes: I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.

I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.

Willie Stargell quotes: Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.

Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.

Willie Stargell quotes: I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

Willie Stargell quotes: The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

Willie Stargell quotes: I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.

I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.

Willie Stargell quotes: When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."

When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."

Willie Stargell quotes: I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.

Willie Stargell quotes: I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.

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 quotes: If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.

If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.

Willie Stargell quotes: Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.

Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.

Willie Stargell quotes: I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.

I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.

Willie Stargell quotes: We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.

We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.

Willie Stargell quotes: They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square.

They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square.

Willie Stargell quotes: Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.

Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.

Willie Stargell quotes: Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.

Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.

Willie Stargell quotes: I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.

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 quotes: That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.

That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.

Willie Stargell quotes: Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.

Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.

Willie Stargell quotes: Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

Willie Stargell quotes: I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.

I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.

Willie Stargell quotes: Don't be sharp or flat; just be natural.

Don't be sharp or flat; just be natural.

Willie Stargell quotes: I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.

I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.

Willie Stargell quotes: A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

Willie Stargell quotes: To be successful, one must take chances.

To be successful, one must take chances.

Willie Stargell quotes: Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

Willie Stargell quotes: I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.

I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.

Willie Stargell quotes: To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.

To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.

Willie Stargell quotes: Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.

Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.

Willie Stargell quotes: I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.

I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.

Willie Stargell quotes: I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.

I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.

Willie Stargell quotes: When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.

When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.

Willie Stargell quotes: There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.

There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.

Willie Stargell quotes: The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.

The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.

Willie Stargell quotes: I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.

I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.

Willie Stargell quotes: I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.

I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.

Willie Stargell quotes: We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.

We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.

Willie Stargell quotes: You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.

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 quotes: Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.

Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.

Willie Stargell quotes: To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.

To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.

Willie Stargell quotes: Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.

Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.

Willie Stargell quotes: I've always been a slave to my heart.

I've always been a slave to my heart.

Willie Stargell quotes: Life is one big transition.

Life is one big transition.

Willie Stargell quotes: I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.

I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.

Willie Stargell quotes: Never was I booed.

Never was I booed.

Willie Stargell quotes: Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.

Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.

Willie Stargell quotes: It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.

It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.

Willie Stargell quotes: Helping someone is what life is all about.

Helping someone is what life is all about.

Willie Stargell quotes: Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.

Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.

Willie Stargell quotes: I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.

I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.

Willie Stargell quotes: I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.

I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.

Willie Stargell quotes: I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.

I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.

Willie Stargell quotes: I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.

I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.