Quotes from Satchel Paige

Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood. If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move. Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain't restful. Avoid running at all times. Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

I was born in August, no July, 1908.

1. If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. 2. Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move. 3. Go very lightly on the vices such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain't restful.

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

Money and women. They're the two strongest things in the world. There are things you do for a woman you wouldn't do for anything else. Same with money.

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

There never was a man on earth who pitched as much as me. But the more I pitched, the stronger my arm would get.

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.

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

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

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

Age is mind over matter. If you don't mind it doesn't matter.

Work such as you will not have to have the money. Adore like you've got by no means been damage. Dance like nobody's seeing.