11 Top sports books like Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life by Eddie Olczyk

Cover of Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life by Eddie Olczyk

Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

By: Eddie Olczyk

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Eddie Olczyk had built a life and career most people could only dream of. Growing up in the suburbs…

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Cover of Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

1. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

By: Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestseller Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Le… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team by Wayne Coffey, Jim Craig, Ken Morrow

2. The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

By: Wayne Coffey , Jim Craig , Ken Morrow

4.21

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

The true story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and the Miracle on Ice, which  Sports Illustrat… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
"The most enduring heroes are people who don't try to be."

-Wayne Coffey, The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

"You push on, do your best, and if you are really brave, you dream big, doubts and fears be damned. This is the stuff that miracles are made of, and the proof was there to see, on February 22, 1980."

-Wayne Coffey, The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

"You can't look back. You can't dial up euphoria on demand, or try to recreate what happened a quarter century ago. You move forward and you live your life and try to be a better person every day than…"

-Wayne Coffey, The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

Cover of Orr: My Story by Bobby Orr

3. Orr: My Story

By: Bobby Orr

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

One of the greatest sports figures of all time at last breaks his silence in a memoir as unique as … read more

Similar categories in Bobby Orr's Orr: My Story book and Eddie Olczyk's Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

  • biography
  • hockey
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Shoot First, Pass Later: My Life, No Filter by Kevin Allen, Chris Chelios, Jeremy Roenick

4. Shoot First, Pass Later: My Life, No Filter

By: Kevin Allen , Chris Chelios , Jeremy Roenick

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this honest, no-nonsense book by one of the greatest American stars the NHL has ever known, Jere… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Allen's Shoot First, Pass Later: My Life, No Filter book and Eddie Olczyk's Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of Mr. Hockey: My Story by Gordie Howe

5. Mr. Hockey: My Story

By: Gordie Howe

4.20

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

The definitive autobiography from hockey's greatest living legend--"Mr. Hockey" himself, Gordie How… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of The Last Mile (Amos Decker, #2) by David Baldacci

6. The Last Mile (Amos Decker, #2)

By: David Baldacci

2.74

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In his #1 New York Times bestseller Memory Man, David Baldacci introduced the extraordinary detecti… read more

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7. The Highway (Highway Quartet, #2)

By: C.J. Box

3.93

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel, the New York Times bestselling author of Back of Beyond a… read more

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Cover of New Kid (New Kid, #1) by Jerry Craft

8. New Kid (New Kid, #1)

By: Jerry Craft

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit … read more

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Cover of The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek

9. The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

By: Alex Trebek

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An alternate cover edition of this book, with ISBN 978198215799, can be found here. Longtime Jeo… read more

Similar categories in Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life book and Eddie Olczyk's Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Keep your head up. Move forward. Keep going."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"Courage is a conscious decision. You do it in a dangerous situation, when you have a choice."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"There is nothing worse than deluding yourself and trying to make yourself out to be somebody you're not--somebody you're not comfortable being."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"I just enjoy the moment I’m in. For me, life is a whole experience, not just a series of isolated moments. It’s like submerging yourself into a warm bath rather than sticking your toe under the fauce…"

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

Cover of Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael   Lewis

10. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

By: Michael Lewis

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular col… read more

Similar categories in Michael Lewis's Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon book and Eddie Olczyk's Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Private Moscow (Private, #15) by James  Patterson

11. Private Moscow (Private, #15)

By: James Patterson

4.25

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The best international investigation series since Jason Bourne!  In this action-packed thriller, an… read more

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Cover of I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays by Tom Segura

12. I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

By: Tom Segura

4.01

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

A #2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From a massively successful stand-up comedian and co-host of chart-… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"I'm also, depending on who you ask, VERY funny or not at all"

-Tom Segura, I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

Cover of Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey by Brian Burke

13. Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey

By: Brian Burke

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and th… read more

Similar categories in Brian Burke's Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey book and Eddie Olczyk's Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

  • biography
  • hockey
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Marián Hossa: My Journey from Trencín to the Hall of Fame by Marian Hossa

14. Marián Hossa: My Journey from Trencín to the Hall of Fame

By: Marian Hossa

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A Stanley Cup champion and modern legend of the game, in his own words Marián Hossa’s life is a le… read more

Similar categories in Marian Hossa's Marián Hossa: My Journey from Trencín to the Hall of Fame book and Eddie Olczyk's Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

  • biography
  • hockey
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl

15. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

By: Dave Grohl

4.47

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questiona… read more

Similar categories in Dave Grohl's The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music book and Eddie Olczyk's Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"I'm bad enough at rolling joints, how could I successfully roll a child?"

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"I stopped trying to understand fate and destiny a long time ago, but dumb luck seems to be my specialty."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"There is no love like a Mother's love. It is life's greatest song. We are all indebted to the women who have given us life. For without them, there would be no music."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

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16. The President's Daughter

By: Bill Clinton

4.27

Format: 594 pages, Hardcover

There's a new administration in the White House. But it's the previous First Family who tops an int… read more

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Cover of Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP by Mirin Fader

17. Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

By: Mirin Fader

4.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Discover the story of one of the most transcendent players in NBA history–from his early life livin… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • sports
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Son of Havana: A Baseball Journey from Cuba to the Big Leagues and Back by Luis Tiant

18. Son of Havana: A Baseball Journey from Cuba to the Big Leagues and Back

By: Luis Tiant

4.30

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

The improbable story of Luis Tiant―a living link to the earliest days of Fidel Castro’s regime, a B… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life by Eddie Olczyk

19. Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

By: Eddie Olczyk

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Eddie Olczyk had built a life and career most people could only dream of. Growing up in the suburbs… read more

Similar categories in Eddie Olczyk's Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life book and Eddie Olczyk's Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

  • biography
  • hockey
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Off Mike: How a Kid from Basketball-Crazy Indiana Became America's NHL Voice by Mike Emrick

20. Off Mike: How a Kid from Basketball-Crazy Indiana Became America's NHL Voice

By: Mike Emrick

4.26

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Emrick loves stories and loves to tell them. Yesterday in broadcasting. Tomorrow in book form.”  —… read more

Similar categories in Mike Emrick's Off Mike: How a Kid from Basketball-Crazy Indiana Became America's NHL Voice book and Eddie Olczyk's Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered by Matthew Barnaby

21. Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered

By: Matthew Barnaby

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In the run-up to the NHL Entry Draft in 1992, the Buffalo Sabres interviewed Matthew Barnaby. John … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Barnaby's Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered book and Eddie Olczyk's Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

  • sports
  • hockey

15 Best nonfiction books like Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life by Eddie Olczyk

Transform Your Habits

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

Wayne Coffey , Jim Craig , Ken Morrow

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Orr: My Story

Bobby Orr

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Shoot First, Pass Later: My Life, No Filter

Kevin Allen , Chris Chelios , Jeremy Roenick

4.00

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Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

Zeke Faux

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

Michael Lewis

3.80

Transform Your Habits

The Trading Game: A Confession

Gary Stevenson

4.26

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