There are many players who don't measure up to their marketability. Jerry West More Quotes by Jerry West More Quotes From Jerry West You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good. Jerry West motivationalinspirationallife 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 teambasketballplayer 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. Jerry West carewinningwant Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't. Jerry West basketballinspirationalthinking Anything can happen with hard work and dedication Jerry West dedicationhard-workbasketball 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. Jerry West madewinningthinking To have harmony on a team, you need a coach who can get inside the head of every player and get them all pulling in one direction. Jerry West one-directionteamplayer When it's time for me to walk away from something, I walk away from it. My mind, my body, my conscience tell me that enough is enough. Jerry West bodyenoughmind 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? Jerry West basketballwinningrunning I'm just ultracompetitive. I will be till they put me in the grave. Jerry West graves [The NBA] used to be a small band of basketball groupies. Now there are a lot more corporate-type people working in the league. Jerry West nbabasketballpeople You can't imagine how much good luck is involved in winning, but all of a sudden, you get in a situation where every break goes your way, every call goes your way, every ball that rolls around drops in instead of out. It feels magical. Jerry West good-luckwinningway I don't think people fully appreciate the trauma associated with losing. It takes a lot out of you, year after year. Jerry West peopleyearsthinking 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. Jerry West teambasketballplay As a player all you can do is play within yourself, even in the context of a team sport. Jerry West teamplayersports I always wanted the ball in my hands with a game on the line, as I think any real competitor does. Jerry West realhandsthinking 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. Jerry West competenthard I enjoy winning, but more importantly I enjoy the people I'm around. Jerry West enjoywinningpeople I’ve never seen a better coach than Gregg Popovich. Jerry West coaches I would hope that racism is something that just does not work in this day and age, but I know otherwise. Jerry West racismagedoe
