Hockey Genius Scotty Bowman

Scotty Bowman Douglas Hunter, who wrote A Life in Hockey, says, “Elton John sings, but he can't carry a football an inch, let alone for vital yards. Emmitt Smith can. But he can't write a short story that ends with the snow falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and into the dark mutinous Shannon waves, falling faintly through the universe, upon all the living and the dead. James Joyce could do that. Scotty Bowman …showed first 75 words of 500 total…

…showed last 75 words of 500 total…life. He is by far the only coach I know that can motivate, as well as strategic, manage a gang of poets, hit men, no-hopers and goalies. Be able to think on his feet, memorize every game he's ever seen, match lineups under intense pressure without blinking, contain his temper, and erupt in rage at the right moment. All great coaches can do this, its just Scotty Bowman can do this better than anyone else.