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…

Quote by Willie Stargell

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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.

I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

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.

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

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

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

I love September, especially when we're in 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've always been a slave to my heart.

I've always been a slave to my heart.

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...

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

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

When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling...

When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling...

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

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

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...

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

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...

Helping someone is what life is all about.

Helping someone is what life is all about.

Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.

Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.

Never was I booed.

Never was I booed.

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...