Jerry West The Logo Movie

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Jerry West The Logo Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: Jerry West is immortalized as the silhouette on the NBA logo—a singular honor that speaks to his towering impact on basketball & American sports culture. A Hall of Famer as a player & executive, West's achievements span every level of the game over the course of his 60+ year career. On the court, West was a 14-time All-Star, Olympic Gold Medalist, and NBA Champion. Following his illustrious playing career, West's success continued as a visionary executive who architected both the "Showtime" Lakers of the 80s and the Shaq/Kobe Lakers of the early 2000s, then contributed to the success of the modern Golden State Warriors. West was a mentor & guiding force for generations of basketball stars, touching countless lives with his wisdom & counsel. Yet, for all his success, winning was never enough for Jerry West. Behind the triumphs lay tremendous personal cost. This examines the price of greatness and the man who paid it, as the notoriously private & enigmatic West opens up with rare candor about his private struggles with depression, the marriage that crumbled under the weight of his obsession, his complicated relationship with fatherhood, and the persistent feeling of being an outsider even achieving what others only dream of.  #JerryWestTheLogo

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00:00When I picked this basketball up, it was like picking up a good look shot.

00:06Jerry West.

00:07One of the greatest ever played this game.

00:10Olympic gold medal.

00:1114-time All-Star.

00:14He was just another level.

00:18This dude, he was good.

00:22Beautiful jump shot.

00:23It's sweet.

00:24And it went in a lot.

00:29All of a sudden, I'm the general manager.

00:33One of the greatest GMs in history.

00:35It's no Showtime without Jerry West.

00:37He was just a masterpiece.

00:39You could see talent, Kobe and Chad.

00:41Jerry West made all my dreams come true.

00:43Hurry, way down to third.

00:46It allowed us to have confidence that what we were building was going to work.

00:50But when people look at Jerry West's life, they would say something like, what's from

00:54what's wrong with his life?

00:56But they don't know.

00:59When you've given your life and your heart and soul to this, there's things that you neglect.

01:05There is a real genuine humorous side to Jerry.

01:09And then there is the other side.

01:12It was very sad when he just would go into a shell and not speak for days.

01:17It was a little tough.

01:20I grew up living below the poverty line.

01:23I just felt so inferior to everyone.

01:26Those things drove him to search for an outlet.

01:31Basketball became that outlet.

01:33And it was an eye-opener.

01:37The game of basketball brought me so much.

01:40But the good times were far overshadowed by the bad times.

01:44I don't know if I can get over this.

01:45I really don't.

01:49Being able to transcend your vulnerabilities is what gives your life meaning.

01:55Jerry was a special player, special executive, friend, confidant, mentor.

02:02That's why his life was so meaningful.

02:04It's the impact he had on everyone else.

02:07There was this mysterious thing.

02:09Was he the logo?

02:10Was he not the logo?

02:11Never wanted to acknowledge it.

02:13There's a lot of people that could have been the logo.

02:15Nobody else deserves to be the logo.

02:18Doesn't matter who's winning or losing, yes, it does, yes, it does, yeah.

02:26So give me a star, baby.

02:28Thank you so much.

02:30That's my courage, fam.

02:31Go, Rania.

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