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.
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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Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
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Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
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If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
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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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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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My pitching philosophy is simple – keep the ball way from the bat.
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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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Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.
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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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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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Airplanes may kill you, but they ain’t likely to hurt you.
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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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I ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
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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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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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