I ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
SATCHEL PAIGENot 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.
More Satchel Paige Quotes
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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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The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
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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 was born in August, no July, 1908.
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Airplanes may kill you, but they ain’t likely to hurt you.
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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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Avoid running at all times.
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It’s funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.
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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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Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.
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Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
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Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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