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" Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life. "
Willie Stargell
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" Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters. "
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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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" Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects. "
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" The bat is gone, but the smile remains. "
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Remains
" I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line. "
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" Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion. "
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" It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know. "
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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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" 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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" I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause. "
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" I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh. "
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" My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica. "
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" We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto. "
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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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" Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them. "
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Them
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" I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance. "
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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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" 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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" I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian. "
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