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title: "1 Watching Game Quotes By Chick Hearn"
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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.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/i-ve-got-to-be-right-on-top-of-the-action-or-else-all-those-people/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-hearn/)

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## More by Chick Hearn

> [My work is a love for me; I'd do it for free, but don't tell my bosses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/my-work-is-a-love-for-me-i-d-do-it-for-free-but-don-t-tell-my-bosses/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/portland-can-put-the-champagne-away-and-get-out-the-bottled-water/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/i-ve-got-to-be-right-on-top-of-the-action-or-else-all-those-people/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-hearn/)

> [Radio is the art form of sports casting. If you're any good, you can do a great job on radio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/radio-is-the-art-form-of-sports-casting-if-you-re-any-good-you-can-do/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-hearn/)

> [Most people can't talk as fast as I do. I'm not proud of that. That's God-given.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/most-people-can-t-talk-as-fast-as-i-do-i-m-not-proud-of-that-that-s/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/the-game-s-in-the-refrigerator-the-door-s-closed-the-light-s-out-the/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-hearn/)

> [Players are spoiled by charter airplanes, the finest hotels, a big per diem every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/players-are-spoiled-by-charter-airplanes-the-finest-hotels-a-big-per/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/the-dollar-that-s-being-paid-the-players-has-hurt-the-game-the/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-hearn/)

> [Anybody who doesn't think I want the Lakers to win is a fool. But I'm no homer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/anybody-who-doesn-t-think-i-want-the-lakers-to-win-is-a-fool-but-i-m/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/i-do-something-that-i-don-t-think-anyone-else-does-i-warm-up-before-a/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/i-always-like-to-pretend-two-things-one-i-m-sitting-in-the-seat/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-hearn/)

> [You can't please everybody all the time, but you can please a majority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-hearn/you-can-t-please-everybody-all-the-time-but-you-can-please-a-majority/)

[Chick Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-hearn/)

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