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 love September, especially when we're in it.

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

Life is one big transition.

Life is one big transition.

We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until...

We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until...

To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It...

To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. 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 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...

Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not...

Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not...

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

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

Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.

Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.

I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home...

I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home...

Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from...

Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from...

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.

I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.

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...

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

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

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our...

We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our...

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

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

I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and...

I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and...

Helping someone is what life is all about.

Helping someone is what life is all about.