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Quotes by Satchel Paige
"There never was a man on earth who pitched as much as me. But the more I pitched, the stronger my arm would get."
"They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever saw…I couldn’t understand why they couldn’t give me no justice."
"The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a first class immortal." -Anonymous
"Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines."
"I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me."
"They kept this guy out when he would've been the greatest who ever lived, record wise. So now when they have a chance to make a gesture which would say they're sorry, they won't even think about it."
- Bill Veeck, owner of the Cleveland Indians from 1942-1980