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Willie Stargell

"Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings."

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"So you had to rev your engines, to beat the Russians and I think more than anything, if the Soviet team would win, or the Soviet athletes would win, you would see and hear and read about that. Quite frequently. So they would make a big issue of it."

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"Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support."

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"Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed."

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