Chick Hearn Quotes

• 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

  Light, Doors, Games

  Steve Springer, Chick Hearn (2004). “Chick: His Unpublished Memoirs and the Memories of Those Who Knew Him”, Triumph Books (IL)

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• 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

  Home, Water, Portland

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• 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

  Boys, Two, Talking

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

  Chick Hearn

  Majority, Please

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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

  Winning, Thinking, Lakers

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• 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

  Hurt, Attitude, Player

  Source: articles.latimes.com

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

  Chick Hearn

  Airplane, Player, Finest

  Source: articles.latimes.com

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