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No One Wins Alone
By Mark Messier and Jimmy Roberts
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About The Book
For the first time, the legendary Hall of Fame hockey player and six-time Stanley Cup champion tells the impressive story of his life and career, and shares the lessons he’s learned about leadership.
Mark Messier is one of the most accomplished athletes and dynamic leaders in the history of professional sports. He won the Stanley Cup five times with the Edmonton Oilers during their dynasty years, and once more with the New York Rangers, ending the team’s fifty-four-year championship drought. He is second on the all-time career lists for playoff points, and third for regular season games played and for regular season points. Notably, he is the only player to have captained two different NHL franchises to championships.
The amazing records are there for anyone to see, but few people know the real Mark Messier. This is his story. Messier reveals the astonishing journey he took to making NHL history, and the leadership philosophy he learned along the way. He recounts never-before-told tales from his childhood as the son of a hockey player, coach, and special education teacher; his years as a teammate and friend of Wayne Gretzky; and his evolution from a brash eighteen-year-old rookie to a distinctive captain and champion. Though bruising on the ice, he led teams with a deep understanding of what inspires and motivates people. He shares the advice he got from the inspirational leaders who had the greatest influence on him, and the lessons he gleaned from the pivotal successes—and sometimes failures—of his career.
More than a book about hockey, No One Wins Alone demonstrates what it means to build a life, achieve dreams, and support the people around you. “My real wish,” Messier says, “is to inspire people to reach their full potential.”
Mark Messier is one of the most accomplished athletes and dynamic leaders in the history of professional sports. He won the Stanley Cup five times with the Edmonton Oilers during their dynasty years, and once more with the New York Rangers, ending the team’s fifty-four-year championship drought. He is second on the all-time career lists for playoff points, and third for regular season games played and for regular season points. Notably, he is the only player to have captained two different NHL franchises to championships.
The amazing records are there for anyone to see, but few people know the real Mark Messier. This is his story. Messier reveals the astonishing journey he took to making NHL history, and the leadership philosophy he learned along the way. He recounts never-before-told tales from his childhood as the son of a hockey player, coach, and special education teacher; his years as a teammate and friend of Wayne Gretzky; and his evolution from a brash eighteen-year-old rookie to a distinctive captain and champion. Though bruising on the ice, he led teams with a deep understanding of what inspires and motivates people. He shares the advice he got from the inspirational leaders who had the greatest influence on him, and the lessons he gleaned from the pivotal successes—and sometimes failures—of his career.
More than a book about hockey, No One Wins Alone demonstrates what it means to build a life, achieve dreams, and support the people around you. “My real wish,” Messier says, “is to inspire people to reach their full potential.”
About The Authors
Photograph by Chad Griffith
Mark Messier is a former professional hockey player from Alberta, Canada. He played in the NHL for twenty-five years, won six Stanley Cups—five with the Oilers and one with the Rangers—and is the only player to have captained two NHL franchises to championships. He is second on the all-time career lists for playoff points, and third for regular season games played and for regular season points. In 2007 he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility. That same year, the NHL instituted the Mark Messier Leadership Award, given annually to the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice. Mark lives in New York.
Jimmy Roberts has worked in sports and news journalism for four decades at ABC, ESPN, and NBC, where he has been the recipient of thirteen Emmy Awards. He is also the author of Breaking the Slump.
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Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (October 26, 2021)
- Runtime: 10 hours and 12 minutes
- ISBN13: 9781982185909
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Raves and Reviews
“Messier isn’t just one of the greatest hockey players ever—he’s also a keen observer of leadership and teamwork dynamics. This book is filled with insights about building cultures of excellence that will come in handy even if you’re not a sports fan.”
— ADAM GRANT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife
“An inspirational memoir that transcends sports.”
— DAVID GRANN, journalist for The New Yorker and bestselling author of The Lost City of Z
“Yes, you will learn about what made other gladiators follow Mark onto the ice, and how he brought out the best in his teammates and how they brought out the best in him. But you will also learn about how a kid from St. Albert became one of the best leaders in sports. Twenty pages in, I was taking notes on what Mark had written to try out in my own life.”
— KEN REID, Sportsnet Central anchor and bestselling author of Hockey Card Stories
“I've always been fascinated by what makes up a champion, and No One Wins Alone is a window into the mind of one of the greatest hockey players and leaders of all time. It speaks to something I’ve always felt is essential for success: a winning mentality. This book is about much more than just hockey. It has lessons anyone can use—be it in sports, business, or life.
— JACK NICKLAUS, championship golfer and bestselling author of Golf My Way
“It’s a sports book, it’s a memoir, it’s also about leadership, and Messier was smart enough because he’s a team player to let Jimmy Roberts help him write it, one of our great sports journalists . . . perfect for anyone who is a Rangers fan, or a sports fan, or wants to learn a little bit more about teammates and leadership.”
— HARLAN COBEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“It’s a rare delight to read a sports memoir that’s so well-written and so substantial. Messier is way more than just a hockey legend and a great leader—he’s a mensch, a keen observer of what makes people tick and how he can make every one of them tick a bit better. His generosity of spirit is at least as large as his talent, and I’d especially recommend No One Wins Alone for people who aren’t hockey fans. Otherwise, they’ll never know what they’re missing.”
— STEPHEN J. DUBNER, author of Freakonomics
“Messier is the personification of what great leadership is all about. This book is chock full of insights that show the power of always being in search of new ways to improve and grow, no matter how accomplished you might be. Read this and you’ll know why the National Hockey League created the Mark Messier Leadership Award.”
— DAVID NOVAK, host of How Leaders Lead podcast and co-founder, former Chairman, and CEO of Yum! Brands Inc.
“A wonderful book—brilliantly insightful, beautifully written, filled with powerful examples of effective leadership from one of the greatest leaders of our time. Mark Messier brings leadership to life and shows through vivid and often unforgettable examples how to build a powerful, positive, sustaining culture, and how to inspire others. I recommend this book to everyone who is a leader or aspires to be one and to all of us who are members of teams.”
— BRAD KARP, Chairman of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
“The lessons on leadership that Messier shares throughout his memoir can be applied not only to sports teams, but any organization, be it corporate, non-profit or educational. And while Messier provides readers with a play-by-play of his Hall of Fame-worthy career, he doesn’t dwell much on the stats or any behind-the-scenes action, opting instead to focus on lessons learned along the way [and] the central theme of leadership, teamwork and being all-in on any endeavour you sign up for.”
— Winnipeg Free Press
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