Satchel Paige Quotes - BrainyQuote

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

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

Birthday You Age Mind Matter

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

Birthday You Know How

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

You Sports Look Back

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

Nature You Sun Pray Rains

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

Love Work Wisdom You

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

You Travel Hurt May

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

Home You Want Ball

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.

Man Blame Own Know

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

Man Born Being Avoid

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

Thoughts Cool You Lie

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

Simple Way Philosophy Ball

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.

Women You Woman Money

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

Myself Me Game Start

If a man can beat you, walk him.

You Sports Walk Man

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.

I Can Know See Tell

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

Job Baseball Always Just

Avoid running at all times.

Avoid Running Times

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.

Generation Never Trouble Been

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

Believe Down Training Like

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

Say Said Old Years

Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.

Angry Blood Up Avoid

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

Change Baseball Class Only

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

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.

Looking Feet Start Nothing

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

You Fat Ball Bat

I was born in August, no July, 1908.

July Born August I Was Born

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