Remember Satchel

Posted July 6, 2008, 10:43 pm in Health
Credit Growing Bolder


Growing Bolder digs Stachel Paige because he was Growing Bolder long before anyone knew what it was. When he was denied access to the major leagues because of the color of his skin, Paige starred in the Negro Leagues.

His career spanned 5 decades. Paige hung around long enough to see the integration of Major League Baseball and at the age of fifty-nine, he became the oldest player in Major League history. Everywhere he want, Paige was asked about his age. He didn't like to discuss it directly but would ofter respond with his simple yet profound wisdom. Two of his most famous quotes are "Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." and "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"

Paige had six rules for successful living:
1 - Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood.
2 - If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
3 - Keep your juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move.
4 - Go very gently on the vices such as carrying on in society - the social ramble ain't restful.
5 - Avoid running at all times.
6 - Don't look back, something might be gaining on you.

What was his philosophy for life? The world's greatest philosophers have never done better than this:
"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching."

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