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26 quotes by Satchel Paige

MLB debut July 9, 1948 for the Cleveland Indians Last MLB appearance September 25, 1965 for the Kansas City Athletics Career statistics Win–loss record 28–31 Earned run average 3.29 Strikeouts 288 Teams  Negro leagues (incomplete) Chattanooga Black Lookouts (1926) Birmingham Black Barons(1927–1930) Baltimore Black Sox (1930) Cleveland Cubs ( 1931) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932–1934, 1936) Kansas City Monarchs...
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Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.

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

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

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

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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... →

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

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

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

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

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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... →

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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... →

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

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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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