Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.
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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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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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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The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
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Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
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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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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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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 never rush myself. See, they can’t start the game without me.
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If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
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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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Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
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Avoid running at all times.
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