You need lofty goals. Then cement it with a great work ethic. Jerry West More Quotes by Jerry West More Quotes From Jerry West 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. Jerry West hatewinningpeople If you can't see someone's got a game with great personality, you shouldn't be out there looking. Jerry West great-personpersonalitygames 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. Jerry West writingbookchildren 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. Jerry West moneyhurtsports 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. Jerry West chancegameswinning Coaches who have been players in the league, they get so attuned to playing how they were successful, and who their coaches were. Jerry West playersuccessfulleague 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. Jerry West careersgamespast I would never, ever intentionally hurt a player contractually. Jerry West intentionally-hurtplayerhurt 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. Jerry West upsetpersonalitygames The passion to win games, the incredible, focused energy and also the camaraderie of the team were all things that I really loved. Jerry West passionteamwinning 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 championshipchancewinning 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. Jerry West basketballdreamopportunity It was clear to me that I was never going to be the same kind of player I had been. It was time to quit. Jerry West quittingkindplayer There are many players who don't measure up to their marketability. Jerry West marketabilityplayer 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. Jerry West starssportsmean The season is a beast within itself. It's not the quickest race; it's a marathon. In the playoffs - if you're fortunate enough to make the playoffs - that's more like a dash. You have to concentrate on one opponent. When they're done, you have to concentrate on another one. Jerry West youbeastraceenough Fear of failure, it's the greatest motivational tool. It drives me and drives me and drives me. Jerry West mefailurefearmotivational I'm a Gemini. Know what that means? There are two very different sides to me. Jerry West knowmedifferenttwo I hate to say it's not a Laker but Michael Jordan. He's been the greatest player I've ever seen. And I'm probably a harsh judge of talent in the sense that I admire players that are really good defensive players and really good offensive players. Jerry West judgegoodtalenthate I know when I left the game, I could have played more. There is no question. I think I could have played at a very high level, too. But I could not play the way everyone wanted me to play. And I was not willing to compromise what I felt was a standard that I had established in this league and, particularly, for our fans at home. Jerry West gamethinkmehome
