Willie Stargell quotes - page 2

Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion. (Willie Stargell)
We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed. View quote
Willie Stargell
People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can. View quote
Willie Stargell
Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects. View quote
Willie Stargell
Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom. View quote
Willie Stargell
The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park. View quote
Willie Stargell
I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds. View quote
Willie Stargell
We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto. View quote
Willie Stargell
Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings. View quote
Willie Stargell
Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life. View quote
Willie Stargell
I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it. (Willie Stargell)
I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian. View quote
Willie Stargell
To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed. View quote
Willie Stargell
I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider. View quote
Willie Stargell
I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance. View quote
Willie Stargell
I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose. View quote
Willie Stargell
Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters. View quote
Willie Stargell
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. View quote
Willie Stargell
I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life. View quote
Willie Stargell
If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article. View quote
Willie Stargell
I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life. (Willie Stargell)
When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played. View quote
Willie Stargell
That's where the future lies, in the youth of today. View quote
Willie Stargell
I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium. View quote
Willie Stargell
You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots. View quote
Willie Stargell