I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.
More Quotes from 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.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.
Willie Stargell
Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.
Willie Stargell
Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
Willie Stargell
Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
Willie Stargell
I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
Willie Stargell
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