Frank Deford Quotes

Pete Rose may not make the Hall of Fame, but a statue of him is going to be erected outside the Cincinnati Reds ballpark.

WWE asked me to be in the Hall of Fame, and I turned it down. You know why? They put Pete Rose in the wrestling Hall of Fame. This guy can't even get into his own Hall of Fame.

You never had the opportunity to play with some of the great ballplayers, but being that close around them, and being in the same category, was a great feeling, to feel that vibe of all the best players who played the game.

Some say I was disappointed when President Obama won, and that is absolute nonsense.

I want to be part of Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame, but I don't want to be part of the kind of Hall of Fame that's based on voters' beliefs and assumptions.

He's a jackass at a time when we need to have a serious debate.... Every time I turn around somebody asks we what I think about Donald Trump and the latest person he has trashed.

This is the biggest mistake I've made so far in my life ... When you're a sportsman, you shouldn't be involved with politics.

They use the word 'integrity' in describing a Hall of Famer in the logo of the Hall of Fame, and I think there are gonna be quite a few players that are not going to get in.

Oh, man. I think if anybody deserves to be inducted into the Hall of Pain, it's Donald Trump.

No one wants to be the next Pete Rose.

I have always loved and appreciated the Giants organization, my Giants teammates, and the fans of San Francisco.

I was thinking it would be nice if I woke up and could play like Roberto Clemente.

I'd love to have Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump together. How amazing would that be?

I think people really liked Bill Clinton. They'd like to see him get elected, but Hillary's just a different animal.

While I have no desire to see Mr. Obama's birth certificate, I do want to see his college transcripts.

I would delete Donald Trump. I would delete Hillary Clinton. I would delete the man who was responsible for Brexit.

My 2016 was basically spent covering Donald Trump and falling madly in love with James Fletcher.

You think about when you're kids and see these guys on TV, and now you're in the same clubhouse as Chipper Jones and Bobby Cox.

I could have been the next Babe Ruth. No doubt about it.

Growing up, I was a big Red Sox fan and looked up to guys like Dustin Pedroia, who's obviously not the biggest guy, but the way he competes, the way he works, it was motivating for me.

I think the voters are going to see a stark difference between steady leadership from Secretary Clinton, a depth of experience, and ill-temperament and poor judgment from Donald Trump; that's what they've seen this entire campaign. We welcome these debates.

I think about all the time how I'll be able to say that during my career, I played with the greatest players of my era. Hopefully, I'll be able to say I won championships with those players.

Yeah, President-elect Trump is many things. To his voters, he's a beloved figure. But one of the things he is, is a conspiracy theorist.

It is unfortunate whenever someone tries to bring politics into sport.

I salute South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Lindsey Graham for their calls to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the Statehouse.