(Speaking about Satchel Paige's pitching)It starts out like a baseball and when it gets to the plate, it looks like a marble.
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My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.
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The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.
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I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
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Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
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How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
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Baseball is all about pitching, and we know we have to improve our pitching.
Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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If a man can beat you, walk him.
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Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don
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Dont look back. Something might be gaining on you.
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You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.
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It's funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.
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Avoid running at all times.
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Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.
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I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me.
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I was born in August, no July, 1908.
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Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.
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I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years old.
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If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
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Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
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