Monday, December 7, 2009

Quote

"Age is mind over matter. If you don't mind it don't matter"
- Satchel Paige -

This has always been one of my favorite quotes. To understand the quote you would have to understand the man that said it. Satchel Paige was an African American baseball player who played in the Negro Leagues for many years. He is considered by some to be one of the greatest pitchers to ever play the game. By the time blacks were allowed to play in the majors, Paige was almost 50! He remained in the majors until he retired at the age of 59. He still is the oldest man to ever play professional baseball. When journalists and people from the media would ask him why he was still in the game, he would always reply with this catchy statement. For me it is a good motto to live by. Not only for age but for other things to. It shouldn't matter what anyone else thinks. You are your own person, and if your okay with it then so should everyone else. Plus it sounds really cool.

- Bryce Dugas-

1 comment:

  1. I liked this quote because it caught my eye. You were stressing the importance of being individual and being yourself in a different way than I have ever thought about it.

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