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" If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article. "
Willie Stargell
Person
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Writing
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" Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers. "
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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 wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance. "
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" It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know. "
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" That's where the future lies, in the youth of today. "
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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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" To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything. "
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Always
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" I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh. "
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" I love September, especially when we're in it. "
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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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Early
Indian
" Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child. "
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" I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk. "
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Before
Walk
" To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed. "
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Project
" Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters. "
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World
True
Realize
" I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose. "
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Faith
Search
Why
" I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area. "
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Left-Handed
Powerful
Hitter
" 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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" 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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Smile
Friends And Family
Family
" We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto. "
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Our
Season
Tribute
" The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park. "
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Giants
Good
Park
" I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop. "
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Mother
Nature
" 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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People
" I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life. "
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My Life
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Slider
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" I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience. "
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Proud
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