"The bat is gone, but the smile remains."
-Willie Stargell
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"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
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"There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street."
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"I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop."
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