A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
- Willie Stargell Quote

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

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

I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
- Willie Stargell Quote

I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
- Willie Stargell Quote

I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
- Willie Stargell Quote

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

I love September, especially when we're in it.
- Willie Stargell Quote

I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
- Willie Stargell Quote

I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
- Willie Stargell Quote

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

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

I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
- Willie Stargell Quote

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

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

I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
- Willie Stargell Quote

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

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

I've always been a slave to my heart.
- Willie Stargell Quote

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

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

Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
- Willie Stargell Quote

Life is one big transition.
- Willie Stargell Quote

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
- Willie Stargell Quote

Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
- Willie Stargell Quote

Never was I booed.
- Willie Stargell Quote

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.
- Willie Stargell Quote

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
- Willie Stargell Quote

Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
- Willie Stargell Quote

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
- Willie Stargell Quote

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

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

To be successful, one must take chances.
- Willie Stargell Quote

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

Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
- Willie Stargell Quote

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

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

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