Quotes from Chick Hearn

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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."