My feet ain’t got nothing to do with my nickname, but when folks get it in their heads that a feller’s got big feet, soon the feet start looking big.
Meaning of the quote
Satchel Paige, a famous American athlete, is saying that just because someone has a nickname that suggests they have big feet, it doesn't actually mean their feet are really big. However, once people believe a person has large feet, they start to see the person's feet as bigger than they really are. In other words, our perceptions can shape how we see reality, even if the reality is different.
About Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige was a legendary American baseball pitcher who played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball. He had an incredible career that spanned five decades, making him the oldest rookie and the oldest player to appear in a major league game. Paige was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 as the first electee of the Negro League Committee.
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