The best Quotes by Jerry West

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.

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Jerry West really helped a lot, and so did players like Magic Johnson. That's why, at the end of my career, I wanted to finish my career with the Lakers.

Vlade Divac

Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers

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There's no debate. Pau, when he retires, he will have his number in the rafters next to mine.

Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers

I have season tickets to the Lakers and the Clippers.

Penny Marshall

Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Clippers

Now LA has a God and a King!
Zlatan welcomes @KingJames

Zlatan Ibrahimović - July 2018

Los Angeles Lakers

Sacramento, I won't stay. But I'll be sure to come back when the Lakers beat the Kings in May.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Los Angeles Lakers Sacramento Sacramento Kings

What's the difference between Virginia and West Virginia?
In Virginia, Moosehead is a beer. In West Virginia it's a misdemeanor.

Virginia West Virginia

They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to West Virginia - and that's pretty much the same thing.

West Virginia

I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough.

Michael Jordan - June 2020

Racism 2020 Death of George Floyd

We went from a shitty team to one of the all-time best dynasties. All you needed was one little match to start that whole fire.

Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Chicago Bulls

Tex Winter: "Are your shoes okay? I don't want you sliding all over the damn place out there."
Michael Jordan: "I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know."

Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Phil, you let this dude [Dennis Rodman] go to vacation, we not gonna see him. You let him go to Vegas, we definitely not gonna see him.

Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 3

Dennis Rodman Las Vegas

I loved Kobe - he was like a little brother to me. Words can't describe the pain I'm feeling.

Michael Jordan - January 2020, about the death of Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant 2020

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Michael Jordan

Sports Fun

To build a friendship takes so much time and so many years. To ruin it, just seconds.

Vlade Divac

Friendship Fake Friends

The game of basketball brings people together. It really doesn't matter where you are coming from. It's a game all of us love.

Vlade Divac

Basketball

Throughout my professional basketball career, I have always voiced my patriotism for my native land.

Vlade Divac

Serbia

There's winning and there's losing - and in life both will happen. What is never acceptable to me is quitting.

Magic Johnson

Ambition Giving Up

I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.

Magic Johnson

Aids & HIV

Walk until the darkness is a memory, and you become the sun on the next traveler's horizon.

Kobe Bryant in Training Camp

Walked into a restaurant yesterday and guy comes up and says: "Aren't you Rik Smits?"
Not quite but I appreciated his hoops knowledge…

Dirk Nowitzki - December 2023

You guys are better people than players - that means a lot!

Gordon Herbert - September 2023, about Germany winning the World Cup

Basketball World Cup 2023

It's a great run, we'd had a wonderful time. Good Team. Time to go.

Phil Jackson in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Walking & Going

You're only concerned if you know you don't have it. We have it.

LeBron James - Olympia 2012 - nach Vorrundenspiel gegen Argentinien

Doubt

I learned a lot I wouldn't have learned roaming the streets of Dallas.

Dennis Rodman

Dallas

My kids are older now. They're kinda upset with me. They're not really upset, but they don't understand. I tell them all the time: "We" ain't rich. "I'm" rich.

Shaquille O'Neal - October 2021

I want to become one of the best players, so if you want to be one the best, you have to elevate all aspects of your game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Basketball

I learn from my mistakes. I did something stupid, and I'm just looking forward to the future.

Derrick Rose - after being caught speeding

Sky is the limit for her and what she can do on the court, in terms of her impact in the game but also the court as well... It's been fun to watch her journey.

Stephen Curry - February 2024

Sabrina Ionescu

I love the Philippines. But they need better beer!

Gordon Herbert - September 2023, about Germany winning the World Cup

Philippines Basketball World Cup 2023

There are certain sports figures who become a larger cultural force. Michael Jordan and the Bulls changed the culture.

Barack Obama in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

Deadpool

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