Satchel Paige

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

Leroy Robert Paige (7 July 1906 - 8 June 1982) American baseball player; Pitcher

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• There ain't no man can avoid being born average. But there ain't no man got to be common.
  • "Words of the Week" "Jet" (Sep 4, 1958)

• 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.
  And don't look back— something might be gaining on you.
  • "How to Stay Young" Collier's Magazine (13 June 1953)

• Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
  • New York Post (4 October 1959)

• Don't go to college, unless to get knowledge.
  • "Telfer campaign" (March 2003)

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