No One Wins Alone: A Memoir
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- Author：Mark Messier
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Summary
The legendary Hall of Fame hockey player and six-time Stanley Cup champion tells his inspiring story for the first time， sharing the lessons about leadership and teamwork that defined his career。
Mark Messier is one of the most accomplished athletes in the history of professional sports。 He was a fierce competitor with a well-earned reputation as a winner。 But few people know his real story， not only of the astonishing journey he took to making NHL history， but of the deep understanding of leadership and respect for the power of teamwork he gained。
Messier tells of his early years with his tight-knit family， learning especially from his father， Doug – a hockey player， coach， and teacher。 He describes what it was like entering the NHL as an eighteen-year-old with a wild side， and growing close with teammates Wayne Gretzky， Kevin Lowe， Paul Coffey， Glenn Anderson and others during their high-flying dynasty years with the Edmonton Oilers。 He chronicles summers spent looking for inspiration and renewed energy on trips to exotic destinations around the world。 And he recounts the highs， lows， and hard work that brought the New York Rangers to the ultimate moment for a hockey club: lifting the Stanley Cup。
Throughout， Messier shares insights about success， winning cultures， and how leaders can help teams overcome challenges。 Told with heart and sincerity， No One Wins Alone is about more than hockey—it’s about the deep love and gratitude that comes from a life shared with others。
Mark Messier is one of the most accomplished athletes in the history of professional sports。 He was a fierce competitor with a well-earned reputation as a winner。 But few people know his real story， not only of the astonishing journey he took to making NHL history， but of the deep understanding of leadership and respect for the power of teamwork he gained。
Messier tells of his early years with his tight-knit family， learning especially from his father， Doug – a hockey player， coach， and teacher。 He describes what it was like entering the NHL as an eighteen-year-old with a wild side， and growing close with teammates Wayne Gretzky， Kevin Lowe， Paul Coffey， Glenn Anderson and others during their high-flying dynasty years with the Edmonton Oilers。 He chronicles summers spent looking for inspiration and renewed energy on trips to exotic destinations around the world。 And he recounts the highs， lows， and hard work that brought the New York Rangers to the ultimate moment for a hockey club: lifting the Stanley Cup。
Throughout， Messier shares insights about success， winning cultures， and how leaders can help teams overcome challenges。 Told with heart and sincerity， No One Wins Alone is about more than hockey—it’s about the deep love and gratitude that comes from a life shared with others。
Reviews
Kendra
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This was a hard book for me to read unfortunately。 The writing style is not one that works well with my way of processing。 I'm not sure how to put into words what it is about the writing style， yet it's not right for me。 I have no doubt from reading others reviews that for most， this will be a book that will be greatly enjoyed and thought provoking/inspirational。 This was a hard book for me to read unfortunately。 The writing style is not one that works well with my way of processing。 I'm not sure how to put into words what it is about the writing style， yet it's not right for me。 I have no doubt from reading others reviews that for most， this will be a book that will be greatly enjoyed and thought provoking/inspirational。 。。。more
Evan
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I received an advance reading copy of this book， for free， through Goodreads First Reads program in exchange for my honest review。The one factor I base my review on after reading a memoir is whether I feel that know the subject better than I did going into the book。 Upon finishing No One Wins Alone: A Memoir by Mark Messier with Jimmy Roberts， I find my knowledge of Messier to be the same as it was when I started the book: he won a lot of Stanley Cups alongside Wayne Gretzky in Edmonton before s I received an advance reading copy of this book， for free， through Goodreads First Reads program in exchange for my honest review。The one factor I base my review on after reading a memoir is whether I feel that know the subject better than I did going into the book。 Upon finishing No One Wins Alone: A Memoir by Mark Messier with Jimmy Roberts， I find my knowledge of Messier to be the same as it was when I started the book: he won a lot of Stanley Cups alongside Wayne Gretzky in Edmonton before switching teams and ending the New York Rangers 50+ year Stanley Cup drought。 If you， as a reader， are interested ONLY in Messier’s quarter century career in the National Hockey League， you will love this memoir。 Messier documents his playing days with the Oilers， Rangers， and Canucks in great detail。 Season by season， teammate by teammate， playoff game by playoff game; he describes where each game was played and who scored each goal。 He describes every trade his teams made during each season。 Which teammates left and which teammates were acquired。 With such a long career， it eventually became repetitive and somewhat dry at times。If you are interested in who Mark Messier is off the ice， you will be disappointed。 Ironically， the first sentence of chapter one states， “To understand me， you have to know that hockey is not the most important thing in my life – family is。”The following twenty chapters then focus entirely his NHL career。 It wasn’t until literally the last five pages of the book that he mentioned having a wife and three children （one of whom is apparently from a previous relationship）。 The only family he talked about were his parents and siblings during his early pre-hockey years。 No One Wins Alone also either whitewashed or completely ignored some of the more controversial aspects of Messier’s life that have come to light over the years。 I learned a great deal about Messier the player， but not much about Messier the person。 To make up for the lack of substance， Messier included management strategies and inspirational clichés throughout the book which gave it a self-help/business leadership feel。 In the opening chapter， describing a game he was playing with his brother and sisters as a child: “The game showed me there can be different systems or visions of winning， and you have to believe in yours。 The race isn’t always to the swift， nor the battle to the strong。 Or put another way， as I like to say， there are many ways to the one way。”In the final chapter， reflecting back on his career following his retirement， “Anything less than everything is not enough。”No One Wins Alone: A Memoir is not a bad book。 It’s just not what I had expected it to be。 I feel that I now have the strategic skill set to lead a hockey team to the Stanley Cup， but all I really wanted was to learn more about the book’s subject， Mark Messier。 。。。more
Susan Shepherd
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great hockey memoir by one of the greatsi enjoyed reliving the NHL games and especially the ones Messier played with Gretzky… hearing how Messier thought about his teams and teamates was very inspiring。 An enjoyable read even if not a particularly avid hockey fan。
Nick Gabriele
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I thought this book would have been less hockey and more about his philosophy on winning and how it ties to Eastern teachings。 It was a chronological account of his life through the lens of hockey。 He did sprinkle in the odd tidbit that would have supported the title of this book。 Most hockey players have very little to say， especially if it is not wrapped around a cliche。 That being said， I did enjoy this book， and it did change my perspective on "Mess"。 I would recommend this read。 I thought this book would have been less hockey and more about his philosophy on winning and how it ties to Eastern teachings。 It was a chronological account of his life through the lens of hockey。 He did sprinkle in the odd tidbit that would have supported the title of this book。 Most hockey players have very little to say， especially if it is not wrapped around a cliche。 That being said， I did enjoy this book， and it did change my perspective on "Mess"。 I would recommend this read。 。。。more
Kelly S
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A must have for any Messier fan。 The co-author gets a little too bogged down with facts and stats for my liking， though。 Parts where the reader can actually hear Mess' voice make it worth it。 A must have for any Messier fan。 The co-author gets a little too bogged down with facts and stats for my liking， though。 Parts where the reader can actually hear Mess' voice make it worth it。 。。。more
William
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This was an easy book to read。 Straightforward and lacking any ego。 I would’ve liked him to address certain topics more in depth。 However in some ways it illustrates his unwillingness to write a “tell all” book and throw former teammates under the bus。 This would be a great gift for Christmas for anyone who grew up watching and admiring the career of a Hall Of Fame NHLer。
Todd Melton
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I have read many sport autobiographies as I am a professional swim coach。 I have coached swimmers to the Olympic and Paralympic Games。 I love this book for many reasons。 Mark is very honest and modest when it comes to his road to success。 I also spent a lot of time on the mental side of my sport and appreciate when other coaches/players are able to think outside the box on the psychology of sport。 This is absolutely the key to so many great figures， including Mark。I highly recommend this book to I have read many sport autobiographies as I am a professional swim coach。 I have coached swimmers to the Olympic and Paralympic Games。 I love this book for many reasons。 Mark is very honest and modest when it comes to his road to success。 I also spent a lot of time on the mental side of my sport and appreciate when other coaches/players are able to think outside the box on the psychology of sport。 This is absolutely the key to so many great figures， including Mark。I highly recommend this book to anyone。 You don't have to be a coach， athlete， or hockey player to take something positive away from this read。 。。。more
the。unexpected。reader
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Full disclosure， our household are Oiler fans。 So needless to say， we were super excited to see that Mark Messier had finally come out with a hockey memoir。 And let me tell you， it was worth the wait。Starting off at the beginning， the very， very beginning with his father’s hockey career， and then Mark’s own introduction to the game – let’s not forget the learning curve of playing with boys who were older。 Then the difficult decision on whether to enter college or continuing with hockey， of cours Full disclosure， our household are Oiler fans。 So needless to say， we were super excited to see that Mark Messier had finally come out with a hockey memoir。 And let me tell you， it was worth the wait。Starting off at the beginning， the very， very beginning with his father’s hockey career， and then Mark’s own introduction to the game – let’s not forget the learning curve of playing with boys who were older。 Then the difficult decision on whether to enter college or continuing with hockey， of course we know which he chose。 Hockey。 He played with and against the greatest of hockey players – like Wayne Gretzky， Grant Fuhr， Gordie Howe， to name a few。 Yes， there was a lot of learning and growing before he won his 6 Stanley Cups。 And yes， there were many pick-yourself-up moments within his 25-year career。 But it was through his hard work and leadership that he was such a force on the ice， and he deserved all the successes he was garnered。But you know I have to mention this interesting little titbit -there was a point early in the book where he mentions that he wasn’t a born leader， yet for the Oiler fans in my household， we’ve thought of him as nothing else。 And that was one of the key points I took away， although he wasn’t a born leader he worked hard and grew into his role。Whether you are an Oiler fan， Ranger fan or just enjoy watching a game with some pizza and beer I think you’d like this book。A big thanks to NetGalley and publisher for the advanced copy。 Part hockey memoir， part leadership guide， I loved it so much that I purchased the signed copy for my husband。 。。。more
Booksandchinooks （Laurie）
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Hockey autobiographies have a bit of a mixed track record。 Just because a player was dynamic and entertaining on the ice does not mean their life story is all that interesting。Mark Messier was one of the best hockey players to play the game and has become a legend in two different cities， so I was interested to see what stories he would share about his career。 In writing about his life， Messier focuses on the one aspect most people remember him for; leadership。 He takes the reader throughout his Hockey autobiographies have a bit of a mixed track record。 Just because a player was dynamic and entertaining on the ice does not mean their life story is all that interesting。Mark Messier was one of the best hockey players to play the game and has become a legend in two different cities， so I was interested to see what stories he would share about his career。 In writing about his life， Messier focuses on the one aspect most people remember him for; leadership。 He takes the reader throughout his life and hockey career while highlighting where he saw both strong and poor leadership and how the team subsequently reacted to it。 Messier starts with the leadership he witnessed from his dad during his own minor hockey league career and continues with examples until his retirement in 2006。 He also shares his thoughts on why teams succeed and fail in their quest for success。 If you are a hockey fan， you will enjoy this book， with most of the stories likely feeling familiar。 If you have any interest in learning more about leadership， coaching， and teamwork this book will be a must-read。 。。。more
Brandon
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No One Wins Alone is the memoir of superstar NHL player， Mark Messier。I received an advanced copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。A few years ago， I told myself I would stop reading player memoirs and shift solely to books written about hockey by either journalists or sports writers。 I made this decision after having read a handful of extremely dull books co-written by superstar players who either an image to maintain or had led an uninteresting career off the ice。I am not su No One Wins Alone is the memoir of superstar NHL player， Mark Messier。I received an advanced copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。A few years ago， I told myself I would stop reading player memoirs and shift solely to books written about hockey by either journalists or sports writers。 I made this decision after having read a handful of extremely dull books co-written by superstar players who either an image to maintain or had led an uninteresting career off the ice。I am not sure why， but when I saw that Mark Messier had a book due out in the fall celebrating his nearly 25 year career， I decided to go back on my word – just this one time。 This was a mistake。 Not only has Mark led a nearly squeaky-clean life， but this book also doubles as a leadership manifesto on how to inspire others to do their best in life and their career。 I should have expected this given the book’s title and Messier having a yearly NHL award given to the player who best exemplifies on-ice leadership。Look， I’m not faulting Mark for leading a life and career without controversy。 I myself am about as dangerous as a warm blanket out of the dryer， but I wouldn’t read a book about my life either。 That said， there are a few interesting parts in the book that mostly detail the rise and subsequent dynasty of the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s。 One of the moments that will stick with me involved the aftermath of the Oilers’ loss to the New York Islanders， a team that had just won their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup in 1983。 Messier walked past their dressing room， expecting to hear celebrating but saw the team of grizzled veterans sitting in relative silence drinking beer and icing their injuries。 Messier noted that being as successful as the Islanders were for as long as they had been came with a price。The book also looks at his trade to the New York Rangers in the early 90s， his ill-fated run with the Canucks a few years later and his return to the Rangers before his retirement at age forty-three。 I honestly didn’t get a whole lot out of the latter half of the book。It goes without saying that Messier is a class act and is beloved by the hockey world （unless you’re a Canucks fan）， but this book failed to captivate me and felt more like a chore near the end。 。。。more
Chantal Côté
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