Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.
SATCHEL PAIGEIf your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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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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It’s funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.
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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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Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.
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Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
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You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
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Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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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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The things you do for a woman you wouldn’t do for anything else. Same with money.
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How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
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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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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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Avoid running at all times.
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