Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.
SATCHEL PAIGEDon’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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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 was born in August, no July, 1908.
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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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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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My pitching philosophy is simple – keep the ball way from the bat.
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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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How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
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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 ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
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Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
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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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You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
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If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
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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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