Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Chick Hearn

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American journalist Chick Hearn.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that have become common basketball vernacular. Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Most of Hearn's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television, even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media.

American - Journalist | November 27, 1916 - August 5, 2002

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Anybody who doesn't think I want the Lakers to win is a fool. But I'm no homer.

Chick Hearn

I do something that I don't think anyone else does. I warm up before a game. Baseball and basketball players warm up, so why shouldn't the announcer warm up?

Chick Hearn

I always like to pretend two things: one, I'm sitting in the seat beside you watching the game together. I'll say, 'Wasn't that a great shot? Boy, it sure was.' The other thing I do is pretend I'm talking to people who are non-sighted. I try to create a word picture. I get more mail from blind people thanking me.

Chick Hearn

You can't please everybody all the time, but you can please a majority.

Chick Hearn

I've got to be right on top of the action, or else all those people watching the game will say, 'This guy's not very good.'

Chick Hearn

Most people can't talk as fast as I do. I'm not proud of that. That's God-given.

Chick Hearn

My work is a love for me; I'd do it for free, but don't tell my bosses.

Chick Hearn

Radio is the art form of sports casting. If you're any good, you can do a great job on radio.

Chick Hearn

The game's in the refrigerator, the door's closed, the light's out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard and the Jell-O's jiggling.

Chick Hearn

Portland can put the champagne away and get out the bottled water, 'cause that's all they're gonna drink on their way home!

Chick Hearn

Players are spoiled by charter airplanes, the finest hotels, a big per diem every day.

Chick Hearn

The dollar that's being paid the players has hurt the game. The players take advantage of coaches. The players' attitude is, "I make more than you, so don't tell me what to do."

Chick Hearn

Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Chick Hearn

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