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 PAIGEI’ve said it once and I’ll say it a a hundred times, I’m forty-four years old.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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Airplanes may kill you, but they ain’t likely to hurt you.
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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’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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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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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 your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
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I was born in August, no July, 1908.
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Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
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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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Avoid running at all times.
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How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
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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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