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

Quote by Satchel Paige

Topics: Funny Quotes, Funny Sayings Quotes

You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.

You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.

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

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

One time I snuck a ball on with me and when I went to winding...

One time I snuck a ball on with me and when I went to winding...

If a man can beat you, walk him.

If a man can beat you, walk him.

Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know...

Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know...

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

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

Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance...

Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance...

Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.

Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.

Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate...

Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate...

When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what...

When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what...

I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss...

I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss...

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

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

I was born in August, no July, 1908.

I was born in August, no July, 1908.

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

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

Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you...

Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you...

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

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

Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like...

Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like...

The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to...

The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to...

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

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

It's funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.

It's funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.