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
If there ever was an 'America's team,' it would be itty-bitty, little Green Bay, stuck way up there somewhere, owned by the… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
I criticize the NFL in many ways, but I think it's made great strides. I think college basketball, great strides. College football… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
If you're a father of a child who dies, it's an experience that never leaves you. It scars you forever and ever… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
When I was covering games, and this is back in the '60s, you'd go into the manager's office. I can still visualize… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
At all levels - with men and women - the 3-point shot has utterly transformed the way the game is played. More… — 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
