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 PAIGEMoney and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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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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You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
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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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I don’t generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.
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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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Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
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My pitching philosophy is simple – keep the ball way from the bat.
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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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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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The things you do for a woman you wouldn’t do for anything else. Same with money.
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I never rush myself. See, they can’t start the game without me.
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