Airplanes may kill you, but they ain’t likely to hurt you.
SATCHEL PAIGEMy 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.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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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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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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I ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
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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 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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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.
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Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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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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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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I never rush myself. See, they can’t start the game without me.
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Avoid running at all times.
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