Frank Deford Quotes

NBA games are exciting to watch and have global appeal. They are very popular in China. I do watch NBA games on television when I have time.

People came to the All-Star Game to see the dunk contest.

I always watch NHL, NBA, NFL games and don't miss tennis and golf.

Once I got 13 or 14 years old, I started watching a lot of videos on YouTube and NBA.com and I started following the NBA ball.

It wasn't until I moved to Spain that I actually got my first glimpse of the NBA. I'd watch this program called 'NBA Action,' which came on every week and showed clips from different games.

I was watching 'Space Jam' when I was a kid but that was pretty much the only thing I knew about the NBA.

You never know who you're going to see there during a Lakers game.

The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast.

I think professional sports, football, to use it as an example, it's fundamentally a form of entertainment.

I used to work for the Clippers - I sold tickets - so I was in the Staples Center all the time. I'm a big Clippers fan.

The whole Miami Heat team is my least my favorite athlete. Why? Because they keep beating my Pacers.

I've followed the NBA religiously since I was a kid, and now because of my boy Tony Parker, I'm a huge Spurs fan.

Baseball has better opening days and All-Star Games than the N.F.L. does. Ours stink.

Night tennis began at the United States Open in 1975 with certain stars trying to beg out and certain patrons trying to dump unwanted tickets on scalpers.

When I'm sitting around watching a game with some friends, and we're all excited, and Jordan is driving in, we might say, 'Come on Mike, break me off a little somethin'-somethin'.' I decided to take that and translate it into what I do on 'SportsCenter.' Just add statistics.

Over the years, I've enjoyed working for WFAN and MSG - two sports giants in the industry. There couldn't be a better fit due to the long-standing history both entities have had with NY sports.

The game's the thing. That's why people tune in. They don't tune in to hear an announcer.

It's show business. No show, no business.

I believe that a bad Super Bowl halftime show is still better than a soccer game.

I never was able to be a Lakers fan - I'm more of a Spurs fan.

I got to Arizona in 1980, before the Cardinals, Diamondbacks and Coyotes. The sun rose and set with the Phoenix Suns, and it wasn't very spectacular. But I became a loyal fan and went to a lot of games.

I have to admit, between the Seahawks games and the Blazer games and playoffs games, we're talking about close to 100 games a year, so I don't really follow other sports a lot.

I don't know if we have any action going on, so there shouldn't be anybody worried about the rumors if it entails the Milwaukee Bucks. This is our team.

All-Star Weekend always treats me great. I love the atmosphere that comes with it.

Let's say something like Olympics is happening, I will definitely watch because that is something which is live after so many months. I think sports will definitely get people to watch.