If you haven’t already done so, I recommend you go and check out Jerry West’s lengthy interview he did with Dan Patrick earlier this week on Patrick’s website:
It’s 25 minutes of your day well worth spending.
Jerry comes off as such an honest and sincere person, which is one of the biggest reasons why he is so greatly admired and revered to this day.
The fact that he was also a terrific player helps, too.
By the way, the secret to Jerry West’s greatness was his willingness to compete. He was by far the most competitive athlete to ever step on West Virginia University’s campus, but from my era of covering WVU sports over the last 25-30 years I would have to say the closest person that we’ve had to Jerry in terms of competitiveness is Pat White.