Quotes by Satchel Paige

About Satchel Paige:

Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who became a legend in his own lifetime by attracting record crowds wherever he pitched.
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Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.

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

Satchel Paige

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.

Satchel Paige

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

Satchel Paige

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

Satchel Paige

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

Satchel Paige

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

Satchel Paige

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

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

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

Satchel Paige

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

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

Satchel Paige

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

Satchel Paige

I was born in August, no July, 1908.

Satchel Paige

Avoid running at all times.

Satchel Paige

Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.

Satchel Paige

age is a state of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.

Satchel Paige

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

Satchel Paige

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

Satchel Paige

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

Satchel Paige

Author Bio

  • NameSatchel Paige
  • DescriptionAmerican baseball player and coach
  • BornJuly 7, 1906
  • DiedJune 8, 1982
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBaseball Player