Chick Hearn's Quotes & Sayings

Chick Hearn was my favorite broadcaster ever - he's the one who taught me to think basketball, how to love basketball. — Bill Walton

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

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

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

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

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

Chick Hearn taught me how to play basketball, how to think about basketball. He taught me how to love basketball. — Roland Lazenby

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

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