Satchel Paige

“Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.”

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

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

“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.”

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

“Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.”

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

“You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them.”

“Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood.”

“If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.”

“Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move.”

“Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain't restful.”

“Avoid running at all times.”

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

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

“I pitched with the same heart and the same arm, in the Negro Leagues and in the Major Leagues.”

“Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Sing a song to yourself. Lie a little bit. Impress yourself.”

“My feet hurt. After all that running around I did in the outfield.”