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

Quote by Willie Stargell

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I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors...

I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors...

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

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...

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

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.

Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in...

Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in...

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as...

There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as...

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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'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.

To be successful, one must take chances.

To be successful, one must take chances.

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...