Quotes By Willie Stargell

I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.

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

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

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

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

Life is one big transition.

To be successful, one must take chances.

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.

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

I've always been a slave to my heart.

Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.

We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.

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

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

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

Helping someone is what life is all about.

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 pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.

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

Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.

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

To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.

It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.

I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.

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

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

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.

I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.

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

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