Leave No Doubt: A Credo for Chasing Your Dreams

by Mike Babcock, Rick Larsen

Overview

Mike Babcock is the only hockey coach in the history of the game to lead teams to victory in the Stanley Cup, the World Championship, and the Olympic Games. Currently head coach for the Detroit Red Wings, he is arguably the best coach in the game today. In this book, against the dramatic backdrop of the Canadian men's gold medal victory in Vancouver, Babcock provides an inspiring roadmap for achieving goals and fulfilling dreams. This is not just a book about hockey but a book about life, rooted in Babcock's "Leave No Doubt" credo. Written by Babcock and his longtime friend Rick Larsen, the credo hung on Team Canada's dressing-room wall during their historic run to Olympic gold. It provides a compelling framework for excelling in life. Illuminated by revealing stories about overcoming doubt, "owning pressure," and making a difference, "Leave No Doubt" is based on a firm belief in everyday commitment and a step by step approach to being "better than good enough." The words originally written for Canada’s Olympic gold medal hockey team - leave no doubt, every day counts, our determination will define us - inspire an approach to succeeding in life that is relevant to people of all interests and ambitions. Athlete or not, each of us will find valuable guidance in this succinct primer from one of the most respected leaders in sports.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780773544765
Publisher:	McGill-Queens University Press
Publication date:	07/15/2014
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mike Babcock coaches the Detroit Red Wings and is two-time head coach of Canada’s men’s hockey team in the 2010 Vancouver and 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Rick Larsen is principal at Episode 96 Consulting in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Foreword Scotty Bowman ix

Members of Team Canada, 2010 xi

The Credo 3

Introduction 5

1 Leave No Doubt (Part One) 9

2 This Is Our Game 20

3 This Is Our Time 29

4 Two Weeks for the Ages 38

5 Every Day Counts 47

6 Every Meeting Matters 56

7 It's About Our Country 63

8 Rising to Every Occasion 67

9 Every Practice Makes a Difference 73

10 33 Million Canadians 80

11 Home Ice Is an Advantage 86

12 Nothing Can Distract Us 94

13 Nothing Will Stop Us 101

14 Our Determination Will Define Us 109

15 We Are Built to Win 113

16 A Team of Character 117

17 A Team of Destiny 123

18 Let the World Be Warned 127

19 Leave No Doubt (Part Two) 134

The Babcock Dictionary 136

Acknowledgments 139

Editorial Reviews

"Leave No Doubt is truly an inspirational read. [Babcock's] views on life, on commitment, on hard work, apply to everybody." Pierre LeBrun, ESPN


"This is a story about a belief in what's possible, about seizing the moment we are all given and about what truly lives deep inside the heart of a leader - a desire so powerful that no force can block its path. Mike Babcock saw the winning goal long befo


"I was inspired by Leave No Doubt in part because everything in it resonated with me. Following your dreams, but with your eyes wide open and with a plan to realize those dreams, is something all of us would do well to hoist aboard. Combining the visionar

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