Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.
SATCHEL PAIGEDon’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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My feet ain’t got nothing to do with my nickname, but when folks get it in their heads that a feller’s got big feet, soon the feet start looking big.
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If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
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Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.
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Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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My pitching philosophy is simple – keep the ball way from the bat.
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Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one’s own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.
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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
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Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
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Airplanes may kill you, but they ain’t likely to hurt you.
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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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I ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
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The things you do for a woman you wouldn’t do for anything else. Same with money.
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Avoid running at all times.
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How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
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