They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square.

Quote by Willie Stargell

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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

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...

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely...

I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely...

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 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.

I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.

I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Life is one big transition.

Life is one big transition.

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...