"I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in……" — Willie Stargell
"I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area."
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59 Quotes by Willie Stargell
Willie Stargell has 59 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts; you only cheat yourself in the long…
- Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
- My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
- I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
- They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it…
- Don't be sharp or flat; just be natural.
- That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
- Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
- I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I…
- Pittsburgh isn't fancy, but it is real. It's a working town and money doesn't come easy. I feel as much…
- You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up…
- Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.