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All Quotes by author - Satchel Paige

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

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

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

" Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood. "

" Avoid running at all times. "

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

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

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

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

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

" If a man can beat you, walk him. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I was born in August, no July, 1908. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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