I've always been a slave to my heart.

Quote by Willie Stargell

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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.

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

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

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...

To be successful, one must take chances.

To be successful, one must take chances.

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.

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 eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

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...

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.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they...

They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they...

If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his...

If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his...

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

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

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

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