--- title: "6 Jerry West Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 6 Jerry West quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Jerry West sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/vlade-divac-5860_case_i-have-to-give-a-lot-of-credit-to-david_18301.jpg" --- > [I have to give a lot of credit to David Stern to open up the league, but also in my case, Jerry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/i-have-to-give-a-lot-of-credit-to-david-stern-to-open-up-the-league/) [Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/vlade-divac-5860_case_i-have-to-give-a-lot-of-credit-to-david_18301.jpg) > [He's the greatest clutch player I've ever seen. The hell with Jerry West!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/he-s-the-greatest-clutch-player-i-ve-ever-seen-the-hell-with-jerry/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/pat-riley-8638_clutch_he-s-the-greatest-clutch-player-i-ve-eve_114796.jpg) > [I remember one time I wrote something very, very critical about Wilt Chamberlain. The next time I saw him - and Wilt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-remember-one-time-i-wrote-something-very-very-critical-about-wilt/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/frank-deford-3856_football_i-remember-one-time-i-wrote-something-ve_230273.png) > [Jerry West really helped a lot, and so did players like Magic Johnson. That's why, at the end of my career, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/jerry-west-really-helped-a-lot-and-so-did-players-like-magic-johnson/) [Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/vlade-divac-5860_career_jerry-west-really-helped-a-lot-and-so-di_364752.png) > [If Eric Piatkowski continues playing at this level, hes going to replace Jerry West on the NBA logo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/if-eric-piatkowski-continues-playing-at-this-level-hes-going-to/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/bill-walton-3531_football_if-eric-piatkowski-continues-playing-at_453436.png) > [I didn't like it in the beginning, but later on, if I was in Jerry West's shoes, I would do the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/i-didn-t-like-it-in-the-beginning-but-later-on-if-i-was-in-jerry-west/) [Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/vlade-divac-5860_beginning_i-didn-t-like-it-in-the-beginning-but-la_1507908.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jerry-west/#itemlist", "name": "Jerry West Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have to give a lot of credit to David Stern to open up the league, but also in my case, Jerry West and Dr. Buss that had the vision of international guys making it to the NBA.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vlade Divac" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/i-have-to-give-a-lot-of-credit-to-david-stern-to-open-up-the-league/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/vlade-divac-5860_case_i-have-to-give-a-lot-of-credit-to-david_18301.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/vlade-divac-5860_case_i-have-to-give-a-lot-of-credit-to-david_18301.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/vlade-divac-5860_case_i-have-to-give-a-lot-of-credit-to-david_18301.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have to give a lot of credit to David Stern to open up the league, but also in my case, Jerry West and Dr…” — Vlade Divac", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "He's the greatest clutch player I've ever seen. 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