American - Businessman | May 28, 1938 -
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.
Jerry West
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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, OK?
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I've been so low sometimes and when everyone else would be so high because I didn't like myself.
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I went a few times, but I felt there was no way that any therapist could understand my particular torment and also felt in some respects they were sicker than I was.
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The Lakers had been home to me, unlike the home I had grown up and felt apart from.
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When the Warriors are on, my wife keeps away from me. I'm a rabid fan, and my language sometimes is not too good.
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There's always two or three players I like, and why I like them, I can't tell you. There's just something about them I think would be great on a team.
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Obviously, stats are important tools, but I think there's something behind those things; somewhere along the way, you've got to try to look inside someone.
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You have to win games by scoring points, of course, so that's important. But when you're having nights against a good defensive team, you have to win in a different manner. You have to win a defensive-type game.
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That's a strong sign of a good coach, to let an assistant participate. It shows his confidence in the coach's ability not to have to dominate everything.
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I think, at the end of the day, when you hear the same voice all the time, it goes in one ear and out the other when you're a player.
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I often do things that surprise me, not to mention others.
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