What leads to dynasties instead of just a championship or two? Sam Walker studied hundreds of teams across dozens of major sports and found a common pattern: unheralded captains. Not the strongest, fastest, or best athletes, these leaders had something different: they communicated with everyone, led by example, and lived quiet lives. This book was really interesting as a sports fan, but to be honest probably could have been a long read essay instead of a book.
His continuously-updated books page, where every book he reads gets a 1-10 rating and a "Why Read it" note; the book links carry his Amazon affiliate tag. The page carries no publication date for individual entries — its own metadata gives article:published_time 2012-12-16 and article:modified_time 2020-10-28, and books were added across that whole span. (undated page)
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