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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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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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Sometimes I sit and think and other times I just sit.
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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 use my single windup, my double windup, my triple windup, my hesitation windup, my no windup. I also use my step-n-pitch-it, my submariner, my sidearmer and my bat dodger. Man's got to do what he's got to do.
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Avoid running at all times.
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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.
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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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They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever sawI couldnt understand why they couldnt give me no justice.
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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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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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I may not be the bestest pitcher in the world, but I sure out-cutes 'em.
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Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
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Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
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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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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.
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I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
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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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If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
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The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
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