Satchel Paige Quotes

American - Athlete July 7, 1906 - June 8, 1982

Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching. - Satchel Paige

Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching. Satchel Paige

Work, Love, Wisdom, Money, Dance, Hurt

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

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

Birthday, Age, Mind, You, Matter, Over

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

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

Birthday, You, Know, Old, How, Would

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

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

Sports, You, Look, Back, Something

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

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

Nature, Sun, You, Pray, Sun Shines

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 Paige

Man, Blame, Know, Praise, Own, Virtues

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

Man, Born, Average, Avoid, Got, Being

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

Travel, Hurt, You, May, Likely

The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal. Satchel Paige

Change, Baseball, Class, Citizen, Only

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

Women, Woman, Money, World, You, Two

Top 10
Satchel Paige
Quotes

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

Training, Believe, Down, Rising, Bench

My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat. Satchel Paige

Simple, Philosophy, Way, Pitching, Ball

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

Home, You, Want, Ball, Where, Plate

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

Generation, Trouble, Never, Seen, Been

You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat. Satchel Paige

Fat, You, Ball, Off, Bat, Keep

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

Funny, Body, Few

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

Myself, Game, Me, Start, Never, See

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

Lie, Thoughts, Cool, You, Down, Stomach

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

Looking, Feet, Start, Nothing, Big, Got

Avoid running at all times. Satchel Paige

Avoid, Running, Times

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

Angry, Blood, Up, Avoid, Fried, Which

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

Baseball, Job, Always, Just, Had, Ever

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

Said, Say, Old, Years, Hundred, Once

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. Satchel Paige

Know, I Can, See, Tell, Ball, Where

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

Sports, Man, Walk, You, Beat, Him

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

Born, I Was Born, August, July

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