"How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?"
Okay. I am back. And I am going to stick to it this time. Promise. (Yeah right).
So. Love this one. And not simply because the legendary pitcher played for my hometown team the Cleveland Indians; though, my loyalty to my stomping grounds certainly does not deter my admiration of the quote. I truly appreciate this statement because it ultimately trivializes the concept of age. Age is merely a number that records time. What age does not necessarily relate is the quantity or quality of experience, attitude, or ambition amongst other intangible elements of the human personality. Too often, age is a restrictive device that can potentially apply unnecessary limits and even discriminate. And surely, superfluous boundaries and causeless stipulations are bound to be transcended as Mr. Paige demonstrated in his time by becoming the "oldest" rookie to play in Major League Baseball at the age of 42.
Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1906-1982) was an American baseball player. His incredible pitching skills and extreme confident nature drew record crowds across the nation. He is famous for instructing his infield teammates to sit down while he subsequently struck out the other teams side. Paige was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 and was the first to be so for his achievements in the Negro League. Satchel Paige was truly an inspirational character.
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