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.
SATCHEL PAIGEAin’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t never been seen by this generation.
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I ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
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You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
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Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
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It’s funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.
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If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
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When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what his weaknesses are then I just put the ball where I know he can’t hit it.
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Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.
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I was born in August, no July, 1908.
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I don’t generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.
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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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I never rush myself. See, they can’t start the game without me.
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I’ve said it once and I’ll say it a a hundred times, I’m forty-four years old.
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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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