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Willie Stargell

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About Willie Stargell

Wilver Dornell Stargell, nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962–1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Among the most feared power hitters in baseball history, Stargell had the most home runs (296) of any player in the 1970s. During his career, he batted .282 with 2,232 hits, 1,194 runs, 423 doubles, 475 home runs, and 1,540 runs batted in, helping his team win si…

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Topics: Smile Future Learning Nature Experience Faith

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

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

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

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

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 …

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

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.

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

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

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

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