Quote by 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.

I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much

Summary

This quote reflects the speaker's strong passion for playing baseball and the imminent reality of physical limitations that could prevent them from continuing to play. It showcases a sense of urgency and determination to make the most of their time before age or physical limitations hinder their ability to participate in the sport. The phrase "race with Mother Nature" implies the speaker's desire to maximize their baseball-playing time while still being able to physically engage in the game.

Topics

Nature

By Willie Stargell

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

Science Knowledge

A man with a half volition goes backwards and forwards, and

A man with a half volition goes backwards and forwards, and makes no way on the smoothest road a man with a whole volition advances on the roughest, and will reach his purpose, if there be even a little worthiness in it. The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder - a waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life and having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you.

Learning how to fly, for me, was so euphoric.

Learning how to fly, for me, was so euphoric.

Learning

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accompli

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

Self Self Esteem Achievement Buildup

My dad's Irish music was such a huge influence.

My dad's Irish music was such a huge influence.

Dad

I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.

I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.

Fashion

I was always a sci-fi and fantasy geek. I was in the 'Lord o

I was always a sci-fi and fantasy geek. I was in the 'Lord of the Rings' club and all my cool friends made fun of me.

Melissa de la Cruz

Cool

And I used to think that proof that I had religion was wheth

And I used to think that proof that I had religion was whether I knew how to sing all of the songs.

Bernice Johnson Reagon

I'm surrounded by nothing but great people. I've been blesse

I'm surrounded by nothing but great people. I've been blessed with that, so really, I've got no choice but to be an all-around good person.

Great

My favorite play in drama school was 'The Bacchae.' It's abo

My favorite play in drama school was 'The Bacchae.' It's about a king who literally gets eaten alive by all the women in the play in a kind of orgy - it's related to the word 'bacchanal' - and I loved that idea of animalistic chaos and following our own desires.

Women

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look throu

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?

Henry David Thoreau

Miracles Places

All seems infected that the infected spy,As all looks yellow

All seems infected that the infected spy,As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

Alexander Pope, An Essay on Crit

Perception