Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.
Satchel Paige

Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.
Satchel Paige

Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.
Satchel Paige

Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
Satchel Paige

Avoid running at all times.
Satchel Paige

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.
Satchel Paige

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
Satchel Paige

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
Satchel Paige

I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
Satchel Paige

I don't generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.
Satchel Paige


I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me.
Satchel Paige

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.
Satchel Paige

I was born in August, no July, 1908.
Satchel Paige

I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years old.
Satchel Paige

If a man can beat you, walk him.
Satchel Paige

If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
Satchel Paige

It's funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.
Satchel Paige

Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
Satchel Paige

Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you do for a woman you wouldn't do for anything else. Same with money.
Satchel Paige

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.
Satchel Paige