Quotes from Satchel Paige

If a man can beat you, walk him.

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

Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.

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

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.

Smile well and often, it makes people wonder what you've been up to.

You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them.

What's scary in life is not what people know (or don't know), but what they know that ain't so.

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

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.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

NO MAN CAN AVOID BEING BORN AVERAGE, BUT NO MAN HAS TO STAY AVERAGE.

I don't know how old I am because a goat ate the Bible that had my birth certificate in it. The goat lived to be twenty-seven.

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

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.

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

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

Go light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social life ain't restful. Avoid running at all times. Don't look back. Something may be gaining on you.

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

Avoid running at all times.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And 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.

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