Willie Stargell
Willie Stargell
Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell, nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseballcareeras the left fielder and first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. Over his 21-year career with the Pirates, he batted .282, with 2,232 hits, 423 doubles, 475 home runs and 1,540 runs batted in, helping his team capture six National League East division titles, two National League pennants and two World...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth6 March 1940
CityEarlsboro, OK
CountryUnited States of America
Willie Stargell quotes about
I've always been a slave to my heart.
Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.
To be successful, one must take chances.
Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.
To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.
I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.
The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.