All sorts of famous sports people have been suspended for extended periods. — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
There are some books that get huge numbers of positive reviews, but reading them satiates people. They say, 'I've read enough now'. — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
You're writing about young, vibrant people; there are wins and losses. In other words, it's great drama. — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
The stories that are most unfamiliar, the ones that seem to come out of the blue about people that aren't well known,… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
I grew up in Baltimore and that's why I root for the Orioles. I'm very suspicious of people who move and take… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
Football teams represent cities and colleges and schools. The people have built great stadiums, and the game is culturally intertwined with our… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
The wonderful thing about delivering sports commentary on NPR was that because it has such a broad audience, I was able to… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
People often lump radio and television together because they are both broadcast mediums. But radio, anyway, and the radio I do for… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
I don't understand blogs. People used to write to make money, no? You didn't give it away. I have nothing against blogs.… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
First and foremost, Howard Cosell is sports. There are all these people, these fans, who claim that when Cosell does a game… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
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,… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
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… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
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.… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
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… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
I think the four major leagues ought to set up a joint commission - say, of retired judges - to rule on athletes who… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
If I'd grown up in Sao Paulo, I'm sure I would've been a great soccer fan. — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
The dollar is a winner. The euro is a tie. Get off the dime, Europe, and play to win. — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
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… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
I remember one time I wrote something very, very critical about Wilt Chamberlain. The next time I saw him - and Wilt was not… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
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… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
Johnny U was an American original, a piece of work like none other, excepting maybe Paul Bunyan and Horatio Alger. — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
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… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
