Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige
Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paigewas an American Negro league baseball and Major League Baseballpitcher who became a legend in his own lifetime by attracting record crowds wherever he pitched...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 July 1906
CityMobile, AL
CountryUnited States of America
age age-and-aging case mind
Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.
american-athlete birth man
Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.
happy-birthday baseball fun
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
motivational-sports inspirational-sports giving-up
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.
thank-you thanksgiving baseball
Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
sports baseball moving
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
motivational smile sports
Smile well and often, it makes people wonder what you've been up to.
cells years two
If you want to live a long time, don't fool with nothing old but money, nothing big but a bank roll, nothing black but a Cadillac, nothing over twenty-two years, nothing that weighs over 130. If you do, you're in trouble. 'Cause when you're getting old and your cells gettin' low, you'll need a Delco battery to boost ya.
running lying moving
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.
team knowing firsts
One time I snuck a ball on with me and when I went to winding up, I threw one of them balls to first and one to second. I was so smooth I picked off both runners and fanned the batter without that ump or the other team even knowing it.
sports baseball jobs
I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
women
With women you don't have to talk your head off. You just say a word and let them fill in from there.
baseball philosophy simple
My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.
cheer men blame
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...