85 Quotes by Willie Stargell

I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.

I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.

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.

People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can.

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

When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.

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

I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.

Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.