Books by Sam Walker

Sam Walker is the deputy editor for enterprise at The Wall Street Journal, where he directs in-depth features and investigative reporting projects. He founded the Journal's prizewinning daily sports coverage in 2009 and is the author of the bestselling 'Fantasyland' and 'The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams', named one of the best business books of the year by CNBC, Forbes, and SI.com. Walker attended the University of Michigan and lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

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The Captain Class

Sam Walker

What truly makes a team legendary? Sam Walker analyzed thousands of teams across sports history and found only seventeen reached the highest tier of dominance. The secret wasn't star talent, budgets, or coaching genius — it was one unglamorous figure: a captain who carried water, did the dirty work, and led quietly from the back.

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