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Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
Satchel Paige
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Satchel Paige
Age: 75 †
Born: 1906
Born: July 7
Died: 1982
Died: June 8
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Leroy Robert Satchel Paige
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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 was born in August, no July, 1908.
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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.
Satchel Paige
Throw high risers at the chin throw peas at the knees throw it here when they're lookin' there throw it there when they're lookin' here.
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How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
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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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Avoid running at all times.
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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.
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I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me.
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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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Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.
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My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.
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