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 PAIGEWork like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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Avoid running at all times.
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Airplanes may kill you, but they ain’t likely to hurt you.
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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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Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.
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It’s funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.
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Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.
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You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
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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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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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I ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
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Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
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I never rush myself. See, they can’t start the game without me.
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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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The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
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