Below are select quotes from Jerry Buss’ memorial service at the Nokia Theatre

3:10 p.m.

Timothy Leiweke, President and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group

“Staples Center and LA Live would not be here without Dr. Buss”

For me, Jerry Buss was my mentor. To me, he was not Dr. Buss. He was professor Buss.

“He inspured us to win championships and then win them again.”

3:13 pm. CBS’ Jim Hill

“One of the first things he siad this was going to be fun. What fun it has been. He was serious about ahving fun. One of the best pieces of advice he told me was to have a good work ethic. Get up early, stay up late. Don’t let them outwork you.”

“To him the glass was always half full and not half empty. I call them a gift. What do you do with a gift? You admire it. But you don’t take it for granted. We learned so much from this man on how to strive to be the best all the time and have the utmost amount of respect for each other.”

“The likes of a Jerry Buss shall never pass our way again.”
3:21 – Johnny Buss

“It seemed like everything went right for this man. In a way it did, but not without strenuous work. He was always thinking ahead. Everything became right .. He never had to step on anyone to get ahead. He surrounded himself with good people.”

“He loved los angeles and as you can see, Los Angeles loved him too.”

“No one can fill his shoes.”

3:34 p.m. NBA Commissioner David Stern

“I was stuck by Jerry’s most gracious demeanor.”

“Jerry was nothing less than a transformational force in the history of sports.”

“He was trading tickets for knowledge. We loved it.”

“Ive heard the word flamboyant used, but I actually use ‘modest’ and inquisitive’

David stern said Jerry invited authors to forum so he could pick their brains about books he read. “He was trading tickets for knowledge”

3:42 p.m. Randy Newman performs

He starts off with “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” “I Love L.A.” will have to wait.

Jerry West: 3:45 p.m.

“In 1979, I met a man who was truly unique. Different. But a good different.”

“Even when he had greatest successes. He was the most humble and unique man I’ve ever been around.”

“He not only changed basketball. He changed all sports. He has left a shadow over the entire sports world.”

“He allowed you to do his job.”

On Jim and Jeanie Buss: “I’m very confident they will do what he wants, ascertain the wishes he had and build a championship caliber team”

West: “David Stern, “He was the one owner who never did ANYTHING wrong. NOTHING wrong,” Refering to other teams believing Lakers tampered getting Shaq

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3:55 p.m.

“Jerry embraced life with the same enthusiasm and energy that Magic embraced me when we beat the Clippers in Magic’s 1st game”

3:59 p.m.

Phil Jackson recalled Kobe Bryant trade demands in 2007 & how Dr. Buss responded well with patience. Jackson also recalled how he promised Buss on his first visit that he’d deliver him another championship. Jackson wound up bringing five.

4:05 p.m.

Shaq: “To each and every one of us in this room, Dr. Jerry Buss was everything.”

Shaq joking, “He gave me everything I wanted. I wanted a first extension. He extended me. I wanted a second extension. He extended me. I wanted a third extension. He traded me”

4:08 p.m.

Lakers forward Pau Gasol spoke in Spanish because Buss “wanted the best team in the world for his fans”

4:10 p.m.

Former Lakers coach Pat Riley: “Hello everybody. I feel like I’m back home.”

“Jerry’s greatest quality as a leader was his ultimate trust in us when things got tough”

“We must believe one thing…to be absent of the body is to be present with god. I have been notified by him and he is OK.”

“Jerry’s greatest quality as a leader was his ultimate trust in us when things got tough”

“For 30 years, we all followed Jerry Buss.”

“Jerry’s reliability was rock solid…All you had to do was trust back and that’s why we are here 30 years later”

Magic Johnson on Dr. Buss taking him to a Kings game: “You know brothers don’t skate.”

Magic: “Please Buss family. Do not ever sell the Lakers. Win more championships.”

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