The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
SATCHEL PAIGENot 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.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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Avoid running at all times.
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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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I never rush myself. See, they can’t start the game without me.
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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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I ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
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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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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 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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If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
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Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
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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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The things you do for a woman you wouldn’t do for anything else. Same with money.
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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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