The Captain Class: The Hidden Force That Creates the World’s Greatest Teams

By: Sam Walker   

Pages: 352

Sports

My recommendation: 10 / 10

Date read: 4th Mar'18

Brief review: A brilliant book. It's a result of an extensive study and research done by Sam Walker,  founding editor of The Wall Street Journal’s sports section,  on 'what is the single most important factor in building a successful team?'. He analysed thousands of teams across various sports and shortlisted 16 teams which fitted in his carefully devised formula of most successful teams in the history of sports. Some of names included were - Barcelona and Brazil (Football), All Blacks (Rugby), Yankees (Baseball),  Cuba Women's team (Volleyball), France (Handball), beside others. The singular factor that emerged to be the reason for success of these teams was their captains. The book gives an account of these captains - their personality, action and perseverance. It will motivate you to the core. A must read, specially if you are a leader or into sports.