I don't live in the past. And besides, there are too many times in my career to remember specific events, because I… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
A shot is a lever; it's all it is. You don't open a car door differently each time. A car door is… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
I went a few times, but I felt there was no way that any therapist could understand my particular torment and also… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
I think, at the end of the day, when you hear the same voice all the time, it goes in one ear… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
When time is running out and the score is close, most players are thinking, I don't want to be the one to… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
A couple teams will grind the shot clock down. Most of the time coaches do that, it's usually a talent deficit. They… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
It was clear to me that I was never going to be the same kind of player I had been. It was… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
If I'm not nervous, if I don't have at least a little bit of the same self-doubt and anxious feelings I had… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
Even though I felt, at times, 'My goodness, you're among the upper echelon,' there is still a huge void there. A huge… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
I've always been really nationalistic, and I had a brother killed in Korea. And I think the 'Star Spangled Banner,' even today… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
At one time, we were asked to play your own man; you're responsible for your own man. And, if you were good… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
I don't really want to go into my problems with the team at the time except to say that no one's ever… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
I've seen a lot in my life. I've seen a lot of winning. I've seen a lot of testing times. I think… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
When it's time for me to walk away from something, I walk away from it. My mind, my body, my conscience tell… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
As you get older, every chance to win a championship is more crucial, because you are going to have less and less of them. — Jerry West Copy Share
Many people, men in particular, just can't not be active. I guess our minds demand that we seek other challenges. — Jerry West Copy Share
I've always been really nationalistic, and I had a brother killed in Korea. And I think the 'Star Spangled Banner,' even today - and… — Jerry West Copy Share
I don't live in the past. And besides, there are too many times in my career to remember specific events, because I played so… — Jerry West Copy Share
You can't ever totally know what's inside of someone else, or see the kind of will someone like Magic has. You have to rely… — Jerry West Copy Share
The support this city and our fans have shown the Grizzlies made my decision to stay in Memphis an easy one. Memphis deserves a… — Jerry West Copy Share
I always wanted the ball in my hands with a game on the line, as I think any real competitor does. — Jerry West Copy Share
Some guys lay their fannies out there every night - they play the game at such a high level, and they give so much… — Jerry West Copy Share
You need to possess more than a little nastiness to play basketball at the highest level. — Jerry West Copy Share
Personalities seem in many cases to dominate the lucrative endorsement market. But that doesn't upset me. What upsets me is when not enough attention… — Jerry West Copy Share
We talk about players of yesteryear, guys who could play or couldn't play, and I think it's ridiculous to try to even compare people...… — Jerry West Copy Share
As a player all you can do is play within yourself, even in the context of a team sport. — Jerry West Copy Share
There's been so many unbelievable players in Los Angeles, maybe the best of the best. — Jerry West Copy Share
