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" The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park. "
Willie Stargell
Giants
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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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" Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion. "
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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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" They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square. "
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" I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh. "
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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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" To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed. "
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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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" It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know. "
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" If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article. "
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" I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience. "
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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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" We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto. "
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Season
Tribute
" I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person. "
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" 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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" Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers. "
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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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