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
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.
[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.
Anything can happen with hard work and dedication
When time is running out and the score is close, most players are thinking, I don't want to be the one to lose the game, but I'm thinking, What do I have to do to win?
Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't.
Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out
The support this city and our fans have shown the Grizzlies made my decision to stay in Memphis an easy one. Memphis deserves a championship team, and I am committed to that.
I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation.
It's discouraging for me to come out there and watch the lack of fan support for a good team.
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.
The trick in writing children's books is to set up danger, mystery and excitement on page one. Force the kid to turn the page . . . Then in the middle of each chapter there's a dramatic point of excitement, and at chapter's end, a cliffhanger.
I would hope that racism is something that just does not work in this day and age, but I know otherwise.
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 is paid to the product-the game.