Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.
- Satchel Paige
Birthday, Mind, Over, Age
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
Excellent, Characteristics, Virtues
I was born in August, no July, 1908.
- Satchel Paige
July, Born, I Was Born, August
My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.
- Satchel Paige
Pitching, Ball, Keep, Bat
You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
- Satchel Paige
Ball, Keep, Gotta, Bat
Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.
- Satchel Paige
Travel, May, Likely, Airplane
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.
- Satchel Paige
Love, Wisdom, Been, Hurt
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
- Satchel Paige
Want, Move, Home Plate, Strikes
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
Tell, Move, Knees, Batter
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.
- Satchel Paige
Woman, Two, Anything Else, Strongest
Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
- Satchel Paige
Nature, Sun Shines, Shines, Rains
I don't generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.
- Satchel Paige
Bench, Rising, Like, Gently
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
Generation, Been, Threw, Toss
If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
- Satchel Paige
Cool, Thoughts, Lie, Disputes
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
Feet, Big, Nothing, Nickname
The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
- Satchel Paige
Change, Citizen, Turned, Class
Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
- Satchel Paige
Avoid, Which, Foods, Fried
It's funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.
- Satchel Paige
Funny, Body, Few
I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
- Satchel Paige
Always, Had, Ever, Played
I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me.
- Satchel Paige
Game, Never, See, Rush
Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.
- Satchel Paige
Born, Common, Average, Avoid
Avoid running at all times.
- Satchel Paige
Running, Times, Avoid
If a man can beat you, walk him.
- Satchel Paige
Sports, Man, Him, Beat
Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.
- Satchel Paige
Sports, Might, Gaining, Something
I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years old.
- Satchel Paige
Once, Hundred, Times, Said
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
- Satchel Paige
Birthday, How, Would, You
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