Satchel Paige

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

Avoid running at all times.

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

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

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.

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

Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you do for a woman you wouldn't do for anything else. Same with money.

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

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

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

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

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