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" 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

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" At one time, we were asked to play your own man; you're responsible for your own man. And, if you were good enough and kind of a ball hawk, you helped everyone else. Now it's really much more of a team concept defensively than it was when we played. "

" A couple teams will grind the shot clock down. Most of the time coaches do that, it's usually a talent deficit. They can't compete against the better teams. "

" It's discouraging for me to come out there and watch the lack of fan support for a good team. "

" I've always been a very harsh judge of talent because if you don't play the game on both ends of the court, and if you don't play hard every night, I'm probably not going to be in love with you as a player. I'm going to respect you because you're good, but these players are unique. "

" 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. "

" You need lofty goals. Then cement it with a great work ethic. "

" I enjoy winning, but more importantly, I enjoy the people I'm around. "

Jerry West

Around

Enjoy

" Fear of failure, it's the greatest motivational tool. It drives me and drives me and drives me. "

Jerry West

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Tool

" I often do things that surprise me, not to mention others. "

Jerry West

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Things

" I remember, years ago, if I had had an opportunity to leave the Lakers, I would have left for one reason: because I did not like an owner that was not telling me the truth. And it would have made no difference what they would have offered me; I would have left. "

" I'm just ultracompetitive. I will be till they put me in the grave. "

" I see people that have success, and I see how poised and polished they are and how they handle it. I wonder inside if they feel the same way that I feel. "

" 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. "

" The league is changing, and we don't have many back-to-the-basket players. We now have a game that requires skill and versatility. A lot of that is about being able to think. It makes all the difference in the world to have a player in there with a high basketball IQ who can make the right decision. "

" Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't. "

" 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

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Play

" If you don't want to win, you don't want to be around me. "

" 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. "

Jerry West

Anything

" Coaches who have been players in the league, they get so attuned to playing how they were successful and who their coaches were. "

" 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. "