Willie Stargell's Death

The baseball player Willie Stargell died at the age of 61. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Hall of Famer and 7-time All-Star who hit 475 home runs with the Pittsburgh Pirates and helped the team win World Series Championships in 1971 and 1979. He was named World Series MVP and National League MVP in 1979.

Was married to Margaret Weller from 1993 to the time of his death.

Willie Stargell, whose great menacing bat and gentle patriarch’s compassion were the hallmarks of his singular 21-year-career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, died of a stroke.

Quotes

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I’ve always been a slave to my heart.

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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.

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Helping someone is what life is all about.

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

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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.