Quotes from Willie Stargell

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.

I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.

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

Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.

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

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.

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

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

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

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

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

That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.