Quotes By Willie Stargell

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

Never was I booed.

The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.

I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.

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

You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.

I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.

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

Life is one big transition.

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

To be successful, one must take chances.

I've always been a slave to my heart.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Helping someone is what life is all about.

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

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

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