Sam Walker

WSJ Sports Editor, Author of The Captain Class

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MEDIA

The Telegraph (UK)

A Spanish banquet, small footballs and ‘The Captain Class’ – inside Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea

ABC News (Australia)

A sports writer finds the ‘best teams in history’ and discovers the one thing they all have in common

The Lowe Post

Zach talks to Sam about his book on sports dynasties, “The Captain Class,” analytics, the Warriors and Cavaliers, Michael Jordan, and more.


NPR: All Things Considered with Mary Louise Kelly

‘The Captain Class’ Defines The Greatest Sports Teams Ever Based On One Character


NFL Network: Good Morning Football

What Makes Tom Brady a Better Captain than Other QBs?


ESPN Radio: The Sporting Life with Jeremy Schaap


Knowledge@Wharton podcast

Why ‘Quiet’ Leadership Matters in Sports — and Life


Minnesota Public Radio with Stephanie Curtis


Paul Rabil, “Suiting Up” podcast


The Bregman Leadership Podcast


Remarkable Leadership Podcast with Kevin Eikenberry


The Learning Leader Podcast


Changing the Game Podcast


Game Changers Podcast with Molly Fletcher


33 voices with Moe Abdou


KFAN 1003: The Dan Barreiro Show


Chicago’s 670: The SCORE with Bernstein & Goff


104.9 FM The Horn: Midday with Trey & BK


WBAL Baltimore: with Brett Hollander


Simon Mayo Show on BBC2 radio (1.45:37)


TalkSport Radio UK: The Hawksbee & Jacobs Show (13:16)


Happier Podcast with Gretchen Rubin and Elizabeth Craft


Good Morning Football Podcast

The #GMFB group chats about how leadership can help shape a dynasty (40:47)


Interview on ABC Grandstand

FEATURES

The Seven Leadership Secrets of Great Team Captains
The leaders of history’s most dominant sports teams took risks, engaged in dissent, embraced grunt work and hated giving speeches. An excerpt from ‘The Captain Class’

Wall Street Journal


The 16 greatest teams in sports history
In a debate inspired by the new book “The Captain Class,” Sam Walker breaks down his picks for the best teams of all time.

ESPN


Why Does Everyone Think Derek Jeter Was A Great Captain?

Deadspin


What the All-Time Greatest Sports Teams Can Teach Us About Leadership:
Why the 49ers of the 1980s made his list, but today’s patriots didn’t

MIT Sloan


Vince Lombardi’s secret? An overwhelming desperation to prove his value

LinkedIn


We’re Picking the Wrong Team Leaders. Insights From “The Captain Class”

Eric Reis – LinkedIn


“The Captain Class”: How Identifying Captains Can Help You Make Better Betting Decisions

ESPN: Behind the Bets

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“Well-researched, wildly entertaining, and thought-provoking.

In The Captain Class, Sam Walker presents compelling narratives about the secret ingredient to the greatest teams of all time – and quickly has the reader reexamining long-held beliefs about leadership and the glue that binds winning teams together.”

– THEO EPSTEIN

President of Baseball Operations, the Chicago Cubs

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