Chick Hearn Quotes

I love it when you have to perform at a certain level or else. That's when I'm at my best.

I hope I can live up to the faith that has been put in me to do a good job.

You're here to sweat. This program is live. There's about one thousand million people watching you. So, you remember - one wrong word, one foolish gesture and your whole career could go down in flames. Hold that thought and have a nice night.

I'm only as good as my next appearance and my next match.

I have to keep performing well for club and country. That's what I always want to do. If I do that, then that extra media attention comes towards me.

The athletes are still out competing the same as a Division I team, and I think we've done a good job of creating an atmosphere where they're responsible for their actions and their play.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

Every day, you're only as good as your last show.

I want to show that I'm a good player.

There are days when there's no will to do anything. It's not easy for someone in my profession, because you are always meant to be in the limelight. I can't just not turn up, as I will come across as unprofessional, and people won't work with me anymore.

You're going to always have something to prove when you're playing this game.

I know awards give great responsibilities and audience will certainly expect more from you.

Pressure, responsibility - I'm used to playing in big clubs.

My ultimate goal is whenever I go on the court, I just want to be known as one of the better players.

It's the NFL. You have to earn it every single day. You're only as good as your last game.

I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.

I'm not here just to walk two rounds or four rounds and just show up. I want to be able to be competitive, and I truly believe I can still be competitive when I'm playing well and feeling good.

I don't want to be Kato, the trial guy. It's like everything I do is under a microscope.

We've got to give a quality effort every day and play better.

I think after doing a few shows now, people are ready to put me down.

The years I spent paying my dues are in the background, and so are my concerns about whether my performance is good or bad.

In anything, I always give my all. I'm not a good loser.

Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver.

I try to play the best I can every time I play. But there's just some folks that seem to draw a little bit of that extra special out of you.

If I am incompetent, I am useless, the people of India will see that.