Satchel Paige Quotes - Page 2

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If a man can beat you, walk him.

Satchel Paige

Sports, Reality, Men

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Nobody likes the ball low and away, but that's where you're going to get it from me. I been pitching it there 50 years, away from them. That way they can't hurt you. You keep the ball in the park.

Satchel Paige

Baseball, Hurt, Years

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

Satchel Paige

Years, Four, Hundred

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

Satchel Paige

Baseball, Philosophy, Simple

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There never was a man on earth who pitched as much as me. But the more I pitched, the stronger my arm would get.

Satchel Paige

Baseball, Men, Stronger

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Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.

Satchel Paige

Baseball, Moving, Home

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

Satchel Paige

Sports, Running, Believe

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Throw high risers at the chin; throw peas at the knees; throw it here when they're lookin' there; throw it there when they're lookin' here.

Satchel Paige

Knees, Peas, Chins

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

Satchel Paige

Sports, Baseball, Jobs

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

Satchel Paige

Lying, Down And, Carrying On

"How to Keep Young," Collier's, 13 June 1953

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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.

Satchel Paige

Funny, Softball, Baseball

Quoted in Wash. Post, 10 June 1982

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

Satchel Paige

Bats, Balls, Fats

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One time I snuck a ball on with me and when I went to winding up, I threw one of them balls to first and one to second. I was so smooth I picked off both runners and fanned the batter without that ump or the other team even knowing it.

Satchel Paige

Baseball, Team, Knowing

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When they treat you bad, you just got to take care of your pride, no matter what.

Satchel Paige

Sports, Pride, Coaching

LeRoy Paige, Satchel Paige (1993). “Maybe I'll Pitch Forever”, p.278, U of Nebraska Press

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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.

Satchel Paige

Blood, Fried Food, Angry

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Work such as you will not have to have the money. Adore like you've got by no means been damage. Dance like nobody's seeing.

Satchel Paige

Mean, Damage, Like You

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I may not be the bestest pitcher in the world, but I sure out-cutes 'em.

Satchel Paige

Baseball, Ems, World

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

Satchel Paige

Funny, Sports, Witty

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Don't go to college, unless to get knowledge.

Satchel Paige

College

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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.

Satchel Paige

Sports, Moving, Swings

LeRoy Paige, Satchel Paige (1993). “Maybe I'll Pitch Forever”, p.26, U of Nebraska Press

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They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever sawI couldnt understand why they couldnt give me no justice.

Satchel Paige

Baseball, Giving, Justice

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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.

Satchel Paige

Sports, Feet, Nicknames

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Don't eat fried food, it angries up the blood.

Satchel Paige

Baseball, Blood, Fried Food

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I used to feel so bad before I got to the clubhouse, I didn't know what to do. But when I put that ballsuit on, I don't know where I got the spark to save my life.

Satchel Paige

Sparks, Used, Feels

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Avoid running at all times.

Satchel Paige

Running, All Time

"How to Keep Young," Collier's, 13 June 1953

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Born: July 7, 1906
Died: June 8, 1982
Occupation: Baseball player
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