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 PAIGEThe only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
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Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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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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My pitching philosophy is simple – keep the ball way from the bat.
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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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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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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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The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
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Airplanes may kill you, but they ain’t likely to hurt you.
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Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.
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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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I ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
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