Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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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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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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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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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I ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
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Avoid running at all times.
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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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It’s funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.
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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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Airplanes may kill you, but they ain’t likely to hurt you.
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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 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 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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You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
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