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Satchel Paige [1906-1982] American
Rank: 101
Athlete, Baseball player


Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball pitcher who became a legend in his own lifetime by being known as perhaps the best pitcher in baseball history, by his longevity in the game, and by attracting record crowds wherever he pitched.

Birthday, Sports, Age, Cool, Home, Love, Money, Nature, Travel, Wisdom, Work



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Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching. Love, Money, Wisdom, Work
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Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter. Age, Birthday
101
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? Birthday
103
Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you. Sports
104
I was born in August, no July, 1908.
105
I don't generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.
106
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move. Home
107
Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
108
Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you. Travel
109
I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
110
My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.
111
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.
112
Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. Nature
113
I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years old.
114
You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
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Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.
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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.
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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.
118
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.
119
If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. Cool
120
The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
121
Avoid running at all times.
122
If a man can beat you, walk him. Sports
123
I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me.
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It's funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.
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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.
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