I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.

Quote by Willie Stargell

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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.

I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.

That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.

That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both...

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both...

Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.

Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.

I've always been a slave to my heart.

I've always been a slave to my heart.

I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.

I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.

Never was I booed.

Never was I booed.

I love September, especially when we're in it.

I love September, especially when we're in it.

Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in...

Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in...

You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it...

You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it...

Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.

Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.

I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.

I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.

Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.

Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.

Helping someone is what life is all about.

Helping someone is what life is all about.

People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When...

People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When...

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

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

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman...

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman...

I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.

I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.

To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was...

To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was...

I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.

I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.