"The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal"
- Satchel Paige
About this Quote
Satchel Paige's quote is a representation on the effect that baseball carried his life. He was birthed into a culture where African Americans were treated as second-class residents, and he was able to utilize his skill in baseball to increase over that. With his success in the sport, he was able to transcend the limitations of his race and come to be a never-ceasing in the eyes of the general public. He was able to accomplish a level of popularity and also regard that was not offered to him in the past. His quote is a testament to the power of baseball to change lives and also to provide individuals an opportunity to reach their full capacity. It is a pointer that whatever obstacles we face, we can constantly make every effort to be the best variation of ourselves.
This quote is written / told by Satchel Paige between July 7, 1906 and June 8, 1982. He/she was a famous Athlete from USA.
The author also have 25 other quotes.
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"When I started to sing, my mother would have me engaged to perform at the Women's Christian Temperance Union national or annual meetings. I would hate doing this because I wanted to play baseball or go off skiing"
"You know that a given in life in human nature, is that at a sporting event, a baseball game, a football game, you never introduce a politician, is because he'll be booed. I don't care if he's the most beloved person in the world, its part of the game"
