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" We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed. "
Willie Stargell
Ball
Take
Good
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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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" 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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" Never was I booed. "
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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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" Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects. "
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" I've always been a slave to my heart. "
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" Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life. "
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" I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh. "
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" Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God. "
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" I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause. "
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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've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it. "
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" I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself. "
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" I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk. "
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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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" 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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Life
People
" Life is one big transition. "
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Big
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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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" 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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" I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose. "
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