Jerry West
Jerry West
Jerry Alan Westis an American retired basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. His nicknames include "Mr. Clutch", for his ability to make a big play in a clutch situation, such as his famous buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that tied Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks; "The Logo", in reference to his silhouette being incorporated into the NBA logo; "Mr. Outside", in reference to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 May 1938
CityCheylan, WV
CountryUnited States of America
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.
The passion to win games, the incredible, focused energy and also the camaraderie of the team were all things that I really loved.
As you get older, every chance to win a championship is more crucial, because you are going to have less and less of them.
I was not a great ballhandler. I just worked very hard at it, and I got to be a good ballhandler-a competent ballhandler-but never a great ballhandler.
[The NBA] used to be a small band of basketball groupies. Now there are a lot more corporate-type people working in the league.
I don't really want to go into my problems with the team at the time except to say that no one's ever had to pay me to play basketball.
I would never, ever intentionally hurt a player contractually.
The only thing I care about is winning. That's all. If you don't want to win, you don't want to be around me.
I always wanted the ball in my hands with a game on the line, as I think any real competitor does.
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 many games.
I was disappointed if I didn't have a chance to win a game, and if I had the chance and didn't do it...
If you can't see someone's got a game with great personality, you shouldn't be out there looking.
I’ve never seen a better coach than Gregg Popovich
Anything can happen with hard work and dedication