Frank Deford
Frank Deford
Frank Defordis an American sportswriter and novelist...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 December 1938
british conquered englishman feat finally guy highest later meant nation nepal peak top year zealand
At the end of the day it was a guy from Nepal and a guy from New Zealand who conquered the world's highest peak for the British Empire. Bannister's feat a year later meant as much to the nation if not more. An Englishman had finally got to the top of the mountain.
cosmetic cover half learned males meant medical men occurred proud ring school sports though tv
... proud though I may be of my profession, it never occurred to me that it was meant to be a working majority, ... That more than half of young men in TV would want to cover sports has the same ring to it as if we learned more than half the males in medical school wanted to concentrate on cosmetic surgery.
flux
I think everything is in flux right now.
covered since time
It's been a long time since I covered games,
replace
Gamesmanship has come to replace sportsmanship all too often,
almost gone liberty seemed statue torch turning
It almost seemed as if the Statue of Liberty had gone on tour, turning in her torch for a Yonex racket.
awful basketball damage games people playing super turn
I think really that if they can get back to playing games by the Super Bowl, which is when an awful lot of people turn and look at basketball for the first time, if they can do that, I don't think there will be any damage whatsoever.
audience audiences wish
I do wish we wouldn't pander to the same audience over and over again,
associated baseball college player prominent star
He was the first prominent college player ... the first star to be associated with college, and in that sense he made baseball acceptable,
salute
Those of you doing that with the Samaritan Center, ... I salute you.
loyalty team moving
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 new team. You should stick with the team of your youth all the way to your grave. That shows a sense of loyalty and devotion.
athlete kids thinking
I don't think there are many kids who sit around and want to be actors. I don't think there are many kids who want to sit around and want to be senators. But so many of us want to be athletes, so we're envious of them and we put them up on that pedestal.
simple joy sometimes
The joy sometimes is in the simple beauty.