--- title: "120 Frank Deford Quotes - Famous Novelist (Alex)" description: "Frank Deford on writing, media moments, and sports loyalty." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b057/author-frank-deford-3856.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b057/author-frank-deford-3856.jpg) # Frank Deford (1938–2017) Novelist United States **120** quotes in **515** categories Frank Deford says he never wanted to be an editor or boss; he only wanted to write, fiction or nonfiction. He points out TV moments, like Dan Rather’s sweater and Reagan’s press conferences, as ways media shapes public view. He loves sports, stays loyal to the Orioles, and proposes retired judges handle athlete misconduct. Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Frank Deford was a novelist from the United States, best known for *Alex*. ## Quick Facts About Frank Deford Born December 16, 1938 Died May 28, 2017 Nationality United States Profession Novelist Notable works Alex ## About Frank Deford Benjamin Franklin Deford III was an American sportswriter, novelist and regular sports commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition from 1980 until his death in 2017. ## Awards & Honors National Humanities Medal ## Quotes by Frank Deford > [In Hollywood, writers are considered only the first draft of human beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/in-hollywood-writers-are-considered-only-the-first-draft-of-human/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/309/frank-deford-3856_firsts_in-hollywood-writers-are-considered-only_1333467.png) > [Statues of sports stars are all the rage - especially in baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/statues-of-sports-stars-are-all-the-rage-especially-in-baseball/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/frank-deford-3856_baseball_statues-of-sports-stars-are-all-the-rage_2746679.png) > [She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/she-glances-at-the-photo-and-the-pilot-light-of-memory-flickers-in/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Light](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/light/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dba/frank-deford-3856_light_she-glances-at-the-photo-and-the-pilot-l_1499385.png) > [NPR allowed me to treat sports seriously, as another branch on the tree of culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/npr-allowed-me-to-treat-sports-seriously-as-another-branch-on-the/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/frank-deford-3856_culture_npr-allowed-me-to-treat-sports-seriously_1837877.png) > [I think at its best, sport does bring us together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-think-at-its-best-sport-does-bring-us-together/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Best sports](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-sports/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/955/frank-deford-3856_best-sports_i-think-at-its-best-sport-does-bring-us_2695062.png) > [Bill Russell was the pivot on which the whole sport turned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/bill-russell-was-the-pivot-on-which-the-whole-sport-turned/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/frank-deford-3856_bill_bill-russell-was-the-pivot-on-which-the_3024458.png) > [So much of life, so much of work, is luck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/so-much-of-life-so-much-of-work-is-luck/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/frank-deford-3856_life_so-much-of-life-so-much-of-work-is-luck_2851016.png) > [Majesty is a thing of beauty to behold, whatever the particular enterprise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/majesty-is-a-thing-of-beauty-to-behold-whatever-the-particular/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f1/frank-deford-3856_beauty_majesty-is-a-thing-of-beauty-to-behold-w_1877546.png) > [I am something of a ham. Yeah, I'd always been a writer. But in high school, I acted in plays. So it…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc1/frank-deford-3856_acted_i-am-something-of-a-ham-yeah-i-d-always_96198.png) > [The strike zone should be what the rule book says it is and not a personal idiosyncrasy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/the-strike-zone-should-be-what-the-rule-book-says-it-is-and-not-a/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/283/frank-deford-3856_baseball_the-strike-zone-should-be-what-the-rule_787535.png) > [The Cowboys were never America's team any more than Anthony Weiner was America's congressman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/the-cowboys-were-never-america-s-team-any-more-than-anthony-weiner/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/frank-deford-3856_america_the-cowboys-were-never-america-s-team-an_2698285.png) > [I think every time I can find a story that touches that human nerve, and even sometimes makes you cry, I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-think-every-time-i-can-find-a-story-that-touches-that-human-nerve/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/frank-deford-3856_find_i-think-every-time-i-can-find-a-story-th_2417392.png) > [While swimming was always a spotlight sport, I was, if you will, sort of present at the creation when gymnastics became the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/while-swimming-was-always-a-spotlight-sport-i-was-if-you-will-sort-of/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81a/frank-deford-3856_always_while-swimming-was-always-a-spotlight-sp_1202413.png) > [You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/you-can-tell-all-you-need-to-about-a-society-from-how-it-treats/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/frank-deford-3856_animal_you-can-tell-all-you-need-to-about-a-soc_794214.png) > [Several NBA teams got their best gates every season when they scheduled a doubleheader and booked the Globetrotters and their stooges for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/several-nba-teams-got-their-best-gates-every-season-when-they/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/frank-deford-3856_best_several-nba-teams-got-their-best-gates-e_1356758.jpg) > [Usually when an athlete gets a reputation it sticks with him, even when he's an old man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/usually-when-an-athlete-gets-a-reputation-it-sticks-with-him-even/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Athlete](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athlete/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/frank-deford-3856_athlete_usually-when-an-athlete-gets-a-reputatio_1781751.png) > [In days of yore, Opening Day of the baseball season was special, signifying that spring had come at last. Today, however, Opening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/in-days-of-yore-opening-day-of-the-baseball-season-was-special/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/frank-deford-3856_baseball_in-days-of-yore-opening-day-of-the-baseb_2453299.png) > [I remember, when I was growing up in Baltimore, we'd get on a streetcar and go down to see the Orioles, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-remember-when-i-was-growing-up-in-baltimore-we-d-get-on-a-streetcar/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Baltimore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baltimore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/frank-deford-3856_baltimore_i-remember-when-i-was-growing-up-in-balt_3204684.png) > [What we accepted as great art - whether the book, the script, the painting, the symphony - is that which could be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/what-we-accepted-as-great-art-whether-the-book-the-script-the/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/599/frank-deford-3856_art_what-we-accepted-as-great-art-whether-th_2369797.jpg) > [I don't think you can explain why all these other sports and college basketball have a fair representation of African American coaches,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-don-t-think-you-can-explain-why-all-these-other-sports-and-college/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf5/frank-deford-3856_african-american_i-don-t-think-you-can-explain-why-all-th_2071225.jpg) > [The Masters is not greedy. You wanna buy a Masters souvenir logo shirt? Sure, let's go over to the nearest Ralph Lauren…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/the-masters-is-not-greedy-you-wanna-buy-a-masters-souvenir-logo-shirt/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Fashion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fashion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66e/frank-deford-3856_fashion_the-masters-is-not-greedy-you-wanna-buy_2585840.png) > [Quickness and momentum. You take the whole last generation of sports, listening to them, even reading about them, watching the games, analyzing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/quickness-and-momentum-you-take-the-whole-last-generation-of-sports/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Generation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/generation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9f/frank-deford-3856_generation_quickness-and-momentum-you-take-the-whol_2200118.png) > [I get very envious of my general news colleagues who are always being handed sexy new stuff like global warming, China, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-get-very-envious-of-my-general-news-colleagues-who-are-always-being/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cb/frank-deford-3856_donald-trump_i-get-very-envious-of-my-general-news-co_456920.jpg) > [There were a lot of places, including Los Angeles, that didn't have major league baseball. There were other really large cities that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/there-were-a-lot-of-places-including-los-angeles-that-didn-t-have/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca5/frank-deford-3856_baseball_there-were-a-lot-of-places-including-los_3233900.jpg) > [You can stand at a bar and scream all you want about who was the greatest athlete and which was the greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/you-can-stand-at-a-bar-and-scream-all-you-want-about-who-was-the/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Beer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/frank-deford-3856_beer_you-can-stand-at-a-bar-and-scream-all-yo_1519231.jpg) > [Remember when John Roberts was seeking confirmation of the Supreme Court, and he said judges should be just like umpires, just calling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/remember-when-john-roberts-was-seeking-confirmation-of-the-supreme/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/158/frank-deford-3856_baseball_remember-when-john-roberts-was-seeking-c_1520807.jpg) > [If you're a father of a child who dies, it's an experience that never leaves you. It scars you forever and ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/if-you-re-a-father-of-a-child-who-dies-it-s-an-experience-that-never/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/frank-deford-3856_children_if-you-re-a-father-of-a-child-who-dies-i_2038789.png) > ['Good Morning America' is television to a fare-thee-well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/good-morning-america-is-television-to-a-fare-thee-well/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f48/frank-deford-3856_america_good-morning-america-is-television-to-a_1766409.png) > [All sorts of famous sports people have been suspended for extended periods.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/all-sorts-of-famous-sports-people-have-been-suspended-for-extended/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e25/frank-deford-3856_been_all-sorts-of-famous-sports-people-have-b_2175424.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/frank-deford-3856_been_if-i-d-grown-up-in-sao-paulo-i-m-sure-i_204179.png) > [The joy sometimes is in the simple beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/the-joy-sometimes-is-in-the-simple-beauty/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a25/frank-deford-3856_beauty_the-joy-sometimes-is-in-the-simple-beaut_1268643.png) > [ESPN is all meat and potatoes. It's pretty much scouting reports. There isn't a great deal of humor, and when there is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/espn-is-all-meat-and-potatoes-it-s-pretty-much-scouting-reports-there/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/frank-deford-3856_great_espn-is-all-meat-and-potatoes-it-s-prett_3216329.png) > [I'll forever be grateful to NPR that they gave me such extraordinary freedom... It was 37 years of a fond relationship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-ll-forever-be-grateful-to-npr-that-they-gave-me-such-extraordinary/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/frank-deford-3856_forever_i-ll-forever-be-grateful-to-npr-that-the_522721.png) > [It's still the tradition for various football powerhouses to pay guarantees to schools with cream-puff teams to come on over to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/it-s-still-the-tradition-for-various-football-powerhouses-to-pay/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02d/frank-deford-3856_come_it-s-still-the-tradition-for-various-foo_1960871.png) > [Yes, the Masters is too stylish to be an American icon. It's as out of character for Uncle Sam as a McDonald's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/yes-the-masters-is-too-stylish-to-be-an-american-icon-it-s-as-out-of/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/frank-deford-3856_american_yes-the-masters-is-too-stylish-to-be-an_517907.png) > [Don't dismiss Auriemma and UConn just because their excellence shines on the female side of the coin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/don-t-dismiss-auriemma-and-uconn-just-because-their-excellence-shines/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/frank-deford-3856_coin_don-t-dismiss-auriemma-and-uconn-just-be_2903380.png) > [“Blondes are like left-handed athletes, they all get a second look even if they don't deserve one. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/blondes-are-like-left-handed-athletes-they-all-get-a-second-look-even/) [frank deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Blondes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blondes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/frank-deford-3856_blondes_blondes-are-like-left-handed-athletes-th_981491.png) > [You're writing about young, vibrant people; there are wins and losses. In other words, it's great drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/you-re-writing-about-young-vibrant-people-there-are-wins-and-losses/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Drama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/frank-deford-3856_drama_you-re-writing-about-young-vibrant-peopl_2214805.png) > [If there ever was an 'America's team,' it would be itty-bitty, little Green Bay, stuck way up there somewhere, owned by the…](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/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/frank-deford-3856_america_if-there-ever-was-an-america-s-team-it-w_262814.png) > [In the television era, the second week of the Olympics is reserved for what is considered the marquee event: track and field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/in-the-television-era-the-second-week-of-the-olympics-is-reserved-for/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Era](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/era/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/frank-deford-3856_era_in-the-television-era-the-second-week-of_2186611.png) ## Frank Deford by topic [Sports (34)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sports/frank-deford/) [Football (31)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/frank-deford/) [Writing (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/frank-deford/) [People (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/frank-deford/) [Game (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/frank-deford/) [Baseball (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/frank-deford/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/#itemlist", "name": "Frank Deford Quotes", 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