As I read this book I find that Jerry West is very bland. The man never goes into great detail about anything at all as shown in the statement "I couldn't wait to climb the steep Alleghenies (part of the Appalachian range) and hike around the woods like an explorer...)

If Jerry West were to be put in my shoes, I have no doubts that he would do just fine. I have everyday problems just like everyone else but they are nothing compared to what West had to deal with in his childhood and young adult hood and still even today as an adult.

Jerry West  was born in 1938, which makes him roughly 74 years old today. My personal opinion is that he has at least another twenty years left in him. That leads me to saying that our future is still his future.