Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.
SATCHEL PAIGEJust take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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It’s funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.
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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 things you do for a woman you wouldn’t do for anything else. Same with money.
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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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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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I don’t generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.
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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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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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If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
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Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
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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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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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Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.
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I never rush myself. See, they can’t start the game without me.
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