119 Quotes by Jerry West

Basketball came to me and for some reason it gave me an opportunity to live a life that I didn’t dream possible. But it did let me live my dreams.

I’ve never seen a better coach than Gregg Popovich.

I’ve seen a lot in my life. I’ve seen a lot of winning. I’ve seen a lot of testing times. I think when you’re tested, you really find out what you’re made of.

The marketing of players has created untold wealth for many sports stars. You can’t blame them or the company that covets the relationship with them, but that doesn’t mean the player is good.

Don’t let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what’s outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out.

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 on your instincts to find people who hate losing and know how to win.

There are many players who don’t measure up to their marketability.

I don’t think people fully appreciate the trauma associated with losing. It takes a lot out of you, year after year.

To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It’s great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don’t believe that.