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

Quote by Willie Stargell

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I've always been a slave to my heart.

I've always been a slave to my heart.

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.

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

Never was I booed.

Never was I booed.

Life is one big transition.

Life is one big transition.

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...

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.

Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in...

Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in...

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.