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> [If you can't see someone's got a game with great personality, you shouldn't be out there looking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/if-you-can-t-see-someone-s-got-a-game-with-great-personality-you/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

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## More by Jerry West

> [As you get older, every chance to win a championship is more crucial, because you are going to have less and less of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/as-you-get-older-every-chance-to-win-a-championship-is-more-crucial/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [Many people, men in particular, just can't not be active. I guess our minds demand that we seek other challenges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/many-people-men-in-particular-just-can-t-not-be-active-i-guess-our/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [I've always been really nationalistic, and I had a brother killed in Korea. And I think the 'Star Spangled Banner,' even today - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/i-ve-always-been-really-nationalistic-and-i-had-a-brother-killed-in/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/i-don-t-live-in-the-past-and-besides-there-are-too-many-times-in-my/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/you-can-t-ever-totally-know-what-s-inside-of-someone-else-or-see-the/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [“Suddenly Sue shrieked as only four-year-old girls can.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/suddenly-sue-shrieked-as-only-four-year-old-girls-can/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [The support this city and our fans have shown the Grizzlies made my decision to stay in Memphis an easy one. Memphis deserves a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/the-support-this-city-and-our-fans-have-shown-the-grizzlies-made-my/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [I always wanted the ball in my hands with a game on the line, as I think any real competitor does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/i-always-wanted-the-ball-in-my-hands-with-a-game-on-the-line-as-i/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [Some guys lay their fannies out there every night - they play the game at such a high level, and they give so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/some-guys-lay-their-fannies-out-there-every-night-they-play-the-game/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [You need to possess more than a little nastiness to play basketball at the highest level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/you-need-to-possess-more-than-a-little-nastiness-to-play-basketball/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/personalities-seem-in-many-cases-to-dominate-the-lucrative/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [You get so addicted to winning that you don't want that feeling to stop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/you-get-so-addicted-to-winning-that-you-don-t-want-that-feeling-to/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [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...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/we-talk-about-players-of-yesteryear-guys-who-could-play-or-couldn-t/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [As a player all you can do is play within yourself, even in the context of a team sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/as-a-player-all-you-can-do-is-play-within-yourself-even-in-the/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

> [There's been so many unbelievable players in Los Angeles, maybe the best of the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/there-s-been-so-many-unbelievable-players-in-los-angeles-maybe-the/)

[Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/)

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