Quote #10

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

More from Satchel Paige

  1. I don't generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.
  2. 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.
  3. I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
  4. I use my single windup, my double windup, my triple windup, my hesitation windup, my no windup. I also use my step-n-pitch-it, my submarine…
  5. How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?
  6. I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years old.
  7. Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.
  8. If a man can beat you, walk him.

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