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Willie Stargell

Read through the most famous quotes from Willie Stargell




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


— Willie Stargell


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


— Willie Stargell


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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.


— Willie Stargell


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


— Willie Stargell


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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.


— Willie Stargell


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


— Willie Stargell


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


— Willie Stargell


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


— Willie Stargell


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


— Willie Stargell


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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.


— Willie Stargell


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About Willie Stargell

Willie Stargell Quotes




Did you know about Willie Stargell?

Following a Pirate sweep of the Friday-night double-header Stargell belted a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning of the season's penultimate game to give the Pirates an early 4-1 lead although the Pirates would relinquish that lead later in the game and fall two runs short after a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning thus eliminating themselves from contention for the pennant. The practice began during the turbulent 1978 season when the Pirates came from fourth place and 11. In addition the short fence in right field (300 feet to the foul pole) was guarded by a screen more than 20 feet high which ran from the right-field line to the 375-foot mark in right center.

Stargell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. Over his 21-year career with the Pirates he batted.

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