'West by West': 20 stories from Jerry West's autobiography

Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.

18. A fascination with wildlife

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Always an animal lover, West says he spends as much time watching the Discovery and National Geographic channels as he does watching basketball games. This fascination with wildlife stems from a boyhood spent exploring in the woods of West Virginia. He’s still a person who enjoys solitude and communing with nature.

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