Quotes By Willie Stargell

I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.

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

I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.

I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.

I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.

Never was I booed.

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

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.

To be successful, one must take chances.

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

I've always been a slave to my heart.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

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

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

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.