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Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you. — Satchel Paige

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

Satchel Paige
1953
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Dwelling on the pastLooking backThe past
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1953
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Satchel Paige
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Page, Satchel. Quoted in "The Fabulous Satchel Page." Written by Richard Donovan. Collier's, 5 Jun. 1953.

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