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> [How did females become 'guys?' How did everyone become 'guys?' Remember, too, that a male guy was something of a scoundrel. And a wise guy was a fresh kid, a whippersnapper. In its most other famous evocation, men in Brooklyn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/how-did-females-become-guys-how-did-everyone-become-guys-remember-too/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

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## More by Frank Deford

> [Because I lost a daughter, eight years old, to cystic fibrosis, I think that anytime that I'm dealing with people who, like Andrea Yeager,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/because-i-lost-a-daughter-eight-years-old-to-cystic-fibrosis-i-think/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [I never wanted to be an editor. I never wanted to be a boss. I just wanted to write, and it didn't make any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-never-wanted-to-be-an-editor-i-never-wanted-to-be-a-boss-i-just/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [Dan Rather pulling on a sweater and thereby winning a whole new chunk of the populace: That's television. President Reagan's press conferences: That's television.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/dan-rather-pulling-on-a-sweater-and-thereby-winning-a-whole-new-chunk/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [I am something of a ham. Yeah, I'd always been a writer. But in high school, I acted in plays. So it wasn't as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-am-something-of-a-ham-yeah-i-d-always-been-a-writer-but-in-high/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [I think the four major leagues ought to set up a joint commission - say, of retired judges - to rule on athletes who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-think-the-four-major-leagues-ought-to-set-up-a-joint-commission-say/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [If I'd grown up in Sao Paulo, I'm sure I would've been a great soccer fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/if-i-d-grown-up-in-sao-paulo-i-m-sure-i-would-ve-been-a-great-soccer/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [The dollar is a winner. The euro is a tie. Get off the dime, Europe, and play to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/the-dollar-is-a-winner-the-euro-is-a-tie-get-off-the-dime-europe-and/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [I grew up in Baltimore and that's why I root for the Orioles. I'm very suspicious of people who move and take on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-grew-up-in-baltimore-and-that-s-why-i-root-for-the-orioles-i-m-very/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [I remember one time I wrote something very, very critical about Wilt Chamberlain. The next time I saw him - and Wilt was not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-remember-one-time-i-wrote-something-very-very-critical-about-wilt/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [If the players aren't getting paid, there's something terribly, terribly wrong, and that's true only in the United States. Everywhere else, where money is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/if-the-players-aren-t-getting-paid-there-s-something-terribly/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [Johnny U was an American original, a piece of work like none other, excepting maybe Paul Bunyan and Horatio Alger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/johnny-u-was-an-american-original-a-piece-of-work-like-none-other/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [If there ever was an 'America's team,' it would be itty-bitty, little Green Bay, stuck way up there somewhere, owned by the salt-of-the-Earth citizens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/if-there-ever-was-an-america-s-team-it-would-be-itty-bitty-little/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [That's the greatest compliment I can get: when somebody from Key West says, 'Hey, Bubba.' That means I'm in!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/that-s-the-greatest-compliment-i-can-get-when-somebody-from-key-west/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [To see the glory in sport, where somebody comes from behind and does something, sinks a shot in the last second or throws a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/to-see-the-glory-in-sport-where-somebody-comes-from-behind-and-does/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

> [When Juan Antonio Samaranch said the Olympics are more important than the Catholic Church, I just couldn't believe it. I said to myself, 'Don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/when-juan-antonio-samaranch-said-the-olympics-are-more-important-than/)

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