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

Quote by Satchel Paige

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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 look back. Something might be gaining on you.

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

Avoid running at all times.

Avoid running at all times.

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

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

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.

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...

I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years...

I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years...

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...

I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me.

I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me.

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.

If a man can beat you, walk him.

If a man can beat you, walk him.

I was born in August, no July, 1908.

I was born in August, no July, 1908.

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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