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

~Chick Hearn

Topics: Bosses Free Love Me Tell Work

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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

Topics: Anybody Fool Homer Lakers Think Want Who Win

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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

Topics: Announcer Anyone Anyone Else Baseball Basketball Before Does Else Game Players Something Think Up Warm Why

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

~Chick Hearn

Topics: Fast God-Given Most People Proud Talk

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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

Topics: Always Beside Blind Boy Create Game Get Great Like Mail Me More Other People Picture Pretend Say Seat Shot Sitting Sure Talking Thanking Thing Things Together Try Two Watching Who Word You

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

~Chick Hearn

Topics: Any Art Art Form Casting Form Good Great Great Job Job Radio Sports You

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

~Chick Hearn

Topics: Everybody Majority Please Time You

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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

Topics: Action Else Game Good Got Guy People Right Say Those Top Very Watching Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: November 27th, 1916

Died: August 5th, 2002

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