I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience. – Willie Stargell
I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop. – Willie Stargell
People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you cant think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can. – Willie Stargell
Theres nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street. – Willie Stargell