--- title: "10 Good Quotes By Jerry West" description: "10 Good quotes by Jerry West. Plus more from Jerry West and more Good sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a46/jerry-west-7315_good_when-the-warriors-are-on-my-wife-keeps-a_1505142.jpg" --- > [When the Warriors are on, my wife keeps away from me. I'm a rabid fan, and my language sometimes is not too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/when-the-warriors-are-on-my-wife-keeps-away-from-me-i-m-a-rabid-fan/) [Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a46/jerry-west-7315_good_when-the-warriors-are-on-my-wife-keeps-a_1505142.jpg) > [That's a strong sign of a good coach, to let an assistant participate. It shows his confidence in the coach's ability not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/that-s-a-strong-sign-of-a-good-coach-to-let-an-assistant-participate/) [Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/262/jerry-west-7315_coach_that-s-a-strong-sign-of-a-good-coach-to_1856700.jpg) > [It's discouraging for me to come out there and watch the lack of fan support for a good team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/it-s-discouraging-for-me-to-come-out-there-and-watch-the-lack-of-fan/) [Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cab/jerry-west-7315_come_it-s-discouraging-for-me-to-come-out-the_594246.jpg) > [For some reason, I always wanted to work in an environment where things weren't so good. I'm no messiah, but I always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/for-some-reason-i-always-wanted-to-work-in-an-environment-where/) [Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/jerry-west-7315_good_for-some-reason-i-always-wanted-to-work_2482094.jpg) > [I've always been a very harsh judge of talent because if you don't play the game on both ends of the court,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/i-ve-always-been-a-very-harsh-judge-of-talent-because-if-you-don-t/) [Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f11/jerry-west-7315_every-night_i-ve-always-been-a-very-harsh-judge-of-t_2920837.jpg) > [The 3-point line has changed the game so much. The day of the big man, unless you're extraordinary good, is not numbered,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/the-3-point-line-has-changed-the-game-so-much-the-day-of-the-big-man/) [Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/jerry-west-7315_day_the-3-point-line-has-changed-the-game-so_1357656.jpg) > [At one time, we were asked to play your own man; you're responsible for your own man. And, if you were good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/at-one-time-we-were-asked-to-play-your-own-man-you-re-responsible-for/) [Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/jerry-west-7315_football_at-one-time-we-were-asked-to-play-your-o_600044.jpg) > [I hate to say it's not a Laker but Michael Jordan. He's been the greatest player I've ever seen. And I'm probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/i-hate-to-say-it-s-not-a-laker-but-michael-jordan-he-s-been-the/) [Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/jerry-west-7315_good_i-hate-to-say-it-s-not-a-laker-but-micha_2097692.jpg) > [I would never stay under circumstances where I felt I was a figurehead and might look good in your team media guide.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/i-would-never-stay-under-circumstances-where-i-felt-i-was-a/) [Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/jerry-west-7315_good_i-would-never-stay-under-circumstances-w_984344.jpg) > [You have to win games by scoring points, of course, so that's important. But when you're having nights against a good defensive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/you-have-to-win-games-by-scoring-points-of-course-so-that-s-important/) [Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/jerry-west-7315_game_you-have-to-win-games-by-scoring-points_1858474.jpg) ## Other authors on Good ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/jerry-west/#itemlist", "name": "10 Good Quotes By Jerry West", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When the Warriors are on, my wife keeps away from me. 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