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The speaker is saying that stories about young, energetic people naturally include both successes and failures. That mix makes the story emotionally engaging and dramatic.
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About Frank Deford
American sportswriter and novelist
Frank Deford was an American sportswriter and novelist. He was born in 1938 and died in 2017. He is best known for his long career writing about sports and for his familiar presence on radio. From 1980 until his death, Deford was a regular sports commentator on NPR's Morning Edition. His work moved between journalism and fiction, and his public voice was closely associated with sports writing, commentary, and the culture around athletics.
More from Frank Deford (99 quotes) →More quotes by Frank Deford
- “Does each of us need to suffer agony to understand how brutal our gridiron entertainment is? Surely, seeing i…”Frank Deford
- “She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.”Frank Deford
- “Hard as it is to believe, there were three magazines fighting over me. 'Newsweek' wanted to keep me, 'ESPN Th…”Frank Deford
- “I'm a writer. I'm moonlighting on television. I never made any pretensions to that. As much as I like being o…”Frank Deford
Writing: more sayings
- “I've been on the Web from the beginning of the Web. The good part about writing about technology is that you…”Walt Mossberg
- “As for writing, that's a cruel hard business. Unless you're very lucky it'll break your heart.”Edward Abbey
- “Having read my share of tell-alls over the year, including some that were passed off as autobiographies, I mo…”Brad Feld
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Books by Frank Deford
The Entitled
2007