Satchel Paige was a famous Athlete from USA, who lived between July 7, 1906 and June 8, 1982. He/she became 75 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective.
Our collection contains 26 quotes who is written / told by Satchel, under the main topics: Nature - Sports - Birthday.
"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"
"Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines"
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you"
"Avoid running at all times"
"Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood"
"Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you"
"Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common"
"Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter"
"My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat"
"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"
"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"
"Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move"
"It's funny what a few no-hitters do for a body"
"If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts"
"You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat"
"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching"
"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"
"The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal"
"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"
"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"
"I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me"
"I don't generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench"
"I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball"
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"
