I never rush myself. See, they can’t start the game without me.
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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Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
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How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
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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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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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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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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
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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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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 don’t generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.
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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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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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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.
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