Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.
SATCHEL PAIGEAirplanes may kill you, but they ain’t likely to hurt you.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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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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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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It’s funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.
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Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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Avoid running at all times.
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You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
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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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The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
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I was born in August, no July, 1908.
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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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Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.
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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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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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