Satchel Paige Sports Quotations

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

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

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

I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.

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

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 looking big.

Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.

When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what his weaknesses are then I just put the ball where I know he can't hit it.

Smile well and often, it makes people wonder what you've been up to.

NO MAN CAN AVOID BEING BORN AVERAGE, BUT NO MAN HAS TO STAY AVERAGE.

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.

When they treat you bad, you just got to take care of your pride, no matter what.