Willie Stargell Quotes

Quotes about:

Baseball Heart Running Smile Sports

I've always been a slave to my heart.

Willie Stargell

Sports, Heart, Slave

46 Copy quote
Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts; you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success is not measured by money or fame, but by how you feel about your own goals and accomplishments and the time and effort you put into them.

Willie Stargell

Basketball, Running, Hard Work

23 Copy quote
I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.

Willie Stargell

Years, Outcast, Raised

56 Copy quote
When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."

Willie Stargell

Softball, Baseball, Mlb

22 Copy quote
I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

Willie Stargell

Experience, Proud, Learning Experience

22 Copy quote
They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.

Willie Stargell

Sports, Baseball, Squares

18 Copy quote
To be successful, one must take chances.

Willie Stargell

Sports, Successful, Chance

23 Copy quote
Helping someone is what life is all about.

Willie Stargell

Life, Helping Someone, Inspire

18 Copy quote
Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.

Willie Stargell

Butterfly, Knuckleballs, Hiccups

20 Copy quote
It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.

Willie Stargell

Baseball, Fun, Men

14 Copy quote
There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.

Willie Stargell

Family, Smile, Relatives And Friends

16 Copy quote
I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.

Willie Stargell

Faith, Sports, Purpose

9 Copy quote
Life is one big transition.

Willie Stargell

Sports, Transition, Life Is

12 Copy quote
Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.

Willie Stargell

Baseball, Coffee, Trying

14 Copy quote
Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

Willie Stargell

Sports, Hatred, Violence

12 Copy 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

Smile, Sports, Jobs

9 Copy quote
Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.

Willie Stargell

Sports, Real, Later In Life

12 Copy quote
Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.

Willie Stargell

Sports, Baseball, Born

9 Copy quote
To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.

Willie Stargell

Baseball, Reflection, Reflections Of Life

9 Copy quote
Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.

Willie Stargell

Running, Hero, Home

9 Copy quote
Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.

Willie Stargell

Sports, Pregnancy, Parent

7 Copy quote
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

Running, Home, Thinking

9 Copy quote
I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.

Willie Stargell

Sports, Heart, Men

10 Copy quote
I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.

Willie Stargell

Dance, Sports, Drinking

4 Copy quote
I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.

Willie Stargell

Sports, Player, Balls

6 Copy quote

You May Also Like:

Roberto Clemente

Brooks Robinson

Willie Stargell

Follow

Born: March 6, 1940
Died: April 9, 2001
Occupation: Baseball player
Cite this Page: Citation

Popular Topics