Satchel Paige Quotes (27 Quotes)

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.

Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

If a man can beat you, walk him.

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

Avoid running at all times.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

I was born in August, no July, 1908.