“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.” ThinkingWantKidsActorsAthleteSenatorsEnviousPedestal Author:Frank Deford
“I think at its best, sport does bring us together.” ThinkingDoeTogetherSportsBest Sports Author:Frank Deford
“I think one of the most immoral things is college football and basketball, where everybody is making money except the players.” ThinkingPlayerFootballCollegeBasketballMaking MoneyImmoralCollege Football Author:Frank Deford
“I criticize the NFL in many ways, but I think it's made great strides. I think college basketball, great strides. College football means so much to alumni, doesn't it? It sort of represents the school. It's when you go back; it's at the beginning of the school year.” ThinkingWayYearsMeanMadeSchoolFootballCollegeBasketballNflCriticizeStrideCollege FootballSchool YearsCollege BasketballAlumni Author:Frank Deford
“I think there are white alumni out there who wouldn't mind having an African American president of their school, but would be reluctant to have an African American coach, because he represents the school so. I think it's just sheer backward racism.” ThinkingMindWould BeSchoolPresidentWhiteRacismCoachesAfrican AmericanSheerReluctantAmerican PresidentAlumni Author:Frank Deford
“I don't think you can explain why all these other sports and college basketball have a fair representation of African American coaches, but college football doesn't. You can dig and scramble and scratch, but at the end of the day I think it's just pure, old-fashioned racism.” ThinkingEndsSportsFootballCollegePureBasketballRacismFairsCoachesAfrican AmericanThe End Of The DayRepresentationOld FashionedScratchesCollege FootballCollege Basketball Author:Frank Deford
