I know when I left the game, I could have played more. There is no question. I think I could have played at a very high level, too. But I could not play the way everyone wanted me to play.… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
You need to possess more than a little nastiness to play basketball at the highest level. — Jerry West Copy Share Image
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 Image
You get so addicted to winning that you don't want that feeling to stop. — Jerry West Copy Share Image
