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.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

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

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

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

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