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The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
Satchel Paige
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Satchel Paige
Age: 75 †
Born: 1906
Born: July 7
Died: 1982
Died: June 8
Baseball Player
Mobile
Alabama
Leroy Robert Satchel Paige
Satchell Paige
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Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.
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There never was a man on earth who pitched as much as me. But the more I pitched, the stronger my arm would get.
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You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them.
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If you tell a lie, always rehearse it. If it don't sound good to you, it won't sound good to anybody.
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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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Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
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I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years old.
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Sometimes I sit and think and other times I just sit.
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Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
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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.
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I got a curve so sneaky it might be your daddy.
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Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.
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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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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.
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They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever sawI couldnt understand why they couldnt give me no justice.
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Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.
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Avoid running at all times.
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One time he (Cool Papa Bell) hit a line drive right past my ear. I turned around and saw the ball hit his ass sliding into second.
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I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me.
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