--- title: "8 Satchel Paige Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Satchel Paige quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Satchel Paige sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ef/dizzy-dean-17848_baseball_i-know-who-s-the-best-pitcher-i-ever-see_169424.png" --- > [I know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. My fastball looks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/i-know-who-s-the-best-pitcher-i-ever-see-and-it-s-old-satchel-paige/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ef/dizzy-dean-17848_baseball_i-know-who-s-the-best-pitcher-i-ever-see_169424.png) > [Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Buck Leonard, Quincy Troupe, Satchel Paige - earlier than when he was called up - Oscar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/willie-wells-ray-dandridge-leon-day-buck-leonard-quincy-troupe/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7f/monte-irvin-26420_baseball_willie-wells-ray-dandridge-leon-day-buck_297873.jpg) > [“Now, I have to tell you, this reminds me of a story. Actually, it’s an old baseball story. You see, one day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/now-i-have-to-tell-you-this-reminds-me-of-a-story-actually-it-s-an/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/malcolm-kushner-190418_ball-game_now-i-have-to-tell-you-this-reminds-me-o_412792.jpg) > [“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? Satchel Paige”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-moyer/how-old-would-you-be-if-you-didn-t-know-how-old-you-are-satchel-paige/) [Jamie Moyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-moyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/jamie-moyer-21867_satchel-paige_how-old-would-you-be-if-you-didn-t-know_862390.jpg) > [Working on the ABC movie 'Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige,'' which we filmed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-gossett-jr/working-on-the-abc-movie-don-t-look-back-the-story-of-leroy-satchel/) [Louis Gossett, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-gossett-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/louis-gossett-jr-15659_baseball_working-on-the-abc-movie-don-t-look-back_1153240.jpg) > [I myself am more and more inclined to agree with Omar and Satchel Paige as I grow older: Don't try to rewrite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogden-nash/i-myself-am-more-and-more-inclined-to-agree-with-omar-and-satchel/) [Ogden Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogden-nash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a7/ogden-nash-1286_agree_i-myself-am-more-and-more-inclined-to-ag_1476775.png) > [The Negro League had some of the best players in history. Satchel Paige was probably one of the best pitchers in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kurlansky/the-negro-league-had-some-of-the-best-players-in-history-satchel/) [Mark Kurlansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kurlansky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/mark-kurlansky-1988_babe-ruth_the-negro-league-had-some-of-the-best-pl_1513545.png) > [After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-dimaggio/after-i-got-that-hit-off-satchel-paige-i-knew-i-was-ready-for-the-big/) [Joe DiMaggio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-dimaggio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/joe-dimaggio-14953_baseball_after-i-got-that-hit-off-satchel-paige-i_2463638.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/satchel-paige/#itemlist", "name": "Satchel Paige Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. 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