As a player all you can do is play within yourself, even in the context of a team sport. — 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
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
Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out — Jerry West Copy Share Image
To have harmony on a team, you need a coach who can get inside the head of every player and get them… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
Coaches who have been players in the league, they get so attuned to playing how they were successful and who their coaches… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
The marketing of players has created untold wealth for many sports stars. You can't blame them or the company that covets the… — 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
