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Don't dismiss Auriemma and UConn just because their excellence shines on the female side of the coin.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Because Coin Dismiss Excellence Female Just Just Because Shines Side

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We exalted that Michael Phelps-consecrated water. Rose petals were strewn in Peyton Manning's path when he retired. But hey, that's natural. As we should, we admire those in any craft, no less so in sports, who appear out of nowhere to achieve remarkable feats.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Achieve Admire Any Appear Craft Exalted Feats He Hey Less Michael Natural Nowhere Out Path Petals Remarkable Retired Rose Should Sports Strewn Those Water Were Who

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The year after Russell retired, in the famous seventh game of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, Willis Reed, the New York Knicks center, limped onto the court against the Los Angeles Lakers, inspiring his team and freezing Chamberlain into a benign perplexity.

~Frank Deford

Topics: After Against Angeles Benign Center Court Famous Finals Freezing Game Garden His Inspiring Lakers Los Los Angeles Madison Nba New New York Onto Perplexity Reed Retired Russell Seventh Square Team Year York

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'Good Morning America' is television to a fare-thee-well.

~Frank Deford

Topics: America Good Good Morning Morning Television

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Quickness and momentum. You take the whole last generation of sports, listening to them, even reading about them, watching the games, analyzing them, arguing about them, instant-replaying them, second-guessing them, and all you'll distill from them is quickness and momentum.

~Frank Deford

Topics: About Analyzing Arguing Even Games Generation Last Listening Momentum Quickness Reading Sports Take Them Watching Whole You

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You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches.

~Frank Deford

Topics: About Animals Beaches How Need Society Tell Treats You

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That's the greatest compliment I can get: when somebody from Key West says, 'Hey, Bubba.' That means I'm in!

~Frank Deford

Topics: Compliment Get Greatest Hey Key Means Says Somebody West I Can

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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 if you had to drag the words out of my vocal chords.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Acted Always Am Been Chords Drag Had Ham High High School Out Plays School Something Vocal Words Writer Yeah You I Am

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If I come on three days after the Super Bowl and say pretty much what everybody else has said, what's the point? That was the tricky thing... coming up with a new angle every time - or most times, because you couldn't bat a thousand.

~Frank Deford

Topics: After Angle Bat Because Bowl Come Coming Days Else Every Every Time Everybody Everybody Else Most Much New Point Pretty Said Say Super Super Bowl Thing Thousand Three Time Times Tricky Up You

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If I'd grown up in Sao Paulo, I'm sure I would've been a great soccer fan.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Been Fan Great Grown Soccer Sure Up

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: December 16th, 1938

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