8 Satchel Paige Quotes on Baseball

Satchel Paige quotes on baseball

11. 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.

12. 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 submariner, my sidearmer, and my bat dodger. Man's got to do what he's got to do.

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

21. My pitching philosophy is simple; you gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.

23. 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.

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

25. There never was a man on Earth who pitched as much as me. But the more I pitched, the stronger my arm would get.

27. 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.