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.
SATCHEL PAIGEI was born in August, no July, 1908.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
-
-
You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
Airplanes may kill you, but they ain’t likely to hurt you.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
Avoid running at all times.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
SATCHEL PAIGE -
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.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
I was born in August, no July, 1908.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it a a hundred times, I’m forty-four years old.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
My pitching philosophy is simple – keep the ball way from the bat.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
SATCHEL PAIGE -
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.
SATCHEL PAIGE