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Following the death of Chris Amon on Wednesday, ESPN ranks the top five drivers to have never won a grand prix.5. Nick HeidfeldDespite his Quick Nick nickname, Nick Heidfeld never won a grand prix -- behind Andrea de Cesaris, he has the most stats without a victory. A brilliant junior career -- including two Formula Ford titles in three years and the Formula 3 championship -- alongside testing duties for McLaren led to a promotion to the Prost team in 2000. Despite out-scoring Kimi Raikkonen in the pairs rookie campaign at Sauber in 2001, it was the Finn who earned promotion to McLaren the following year.He stayed at Sauber until 2004, when he moved to Jordan for a year. He moved across to Williams in 2005, finishing second at Monaco and the Nurburgring, only to miss the end of the season due to a testing accident. He moved back to BMW Sauber and was part of the teams resurgence, but his best chance at victory slipped through his fingers -- it was teammate Robert Kubica who led home a BMW Sauber one-two at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix.Five more second-place finishes followed before he was dropped by BMW Sauber at the end of 2009, only to finish 2010 with the team. He competed in 11 races for Renault in 2011 before being dropped, ending his F1 career with 13 podiums and one pole position. His winless streak has since extended to Formula E. He came agonisingly close to winning the series inaugural race in 2014, but was punted off at the final corner by Nico Prost.4. Derek WarwickDerek Warwick had a slow start to life in F1 with Toleman, joining in 1981. A switch to Renault in 1984 propelled him up the grid and saw him replace Alain Prost in what he expected to be a race-winning car. He led in Brazil, his first drive for the team, only to retire due to a suspension failure. Second-place finishes followed in Belgium and on home soil in Great Britain but it soon became apparent he had joined at the beginning of a decline for Renault. The team failed to win a race in 1984, the first time in six years.Warwick then made a decision which would change his career trajectory, turning down Williams-Honda in favour of another season at Renault in 1985. That season turned out to be a disaster for Renault and the French manufacturer withdrew at the end of the campaign. Warwick was approached for a switch to Lotus, but Ayrton Senna refused to let the Englishman join as his teammate, leaving him without a team for 1986. He briefly drove sportscars before returning F1, joining Brabham to replace Elio de Angelis after his death at Paul Ricard. Wawrick later confirmed he got the drive because he was the only available top driver who had not phoned Brabham team boss Bernie Ecclestone immediately after De Angelis death offering his services. He moved to Arrows in 1987, finishing eighth the following year.He twice lost victories in 1989, first through a botched pit stop in Brazil and then through a blown engine while leading the latter part of the Canadian Grand Prix. Four years after Sennas veto he finally joined Lotus in 1990, followed by a drive at Footwork in 1993 after a three-year sabbatical. Like several of the others on this list, he would enjoy greater success away from F1, winning the 1992 Le Mans 24 Hours with Peugeot.3. Martin BrundlePerhaps best known to the modern generation of F1 fans as the inventor of the grid walk and a mainstay commentator for various UK TV channels, Martin Brundles career is a big case of unfulfilled potential. After an encouraging junior career Brundle made his name in Formula Three. In 1983 he engaged in a now-famous championship battle with a young Ayrton Senna -- which is now the subject of a documentary. Brundle stood toe-to-toe with the future three-time world champion and sporting icon, nearly beating the Brazilian to the title.A promotion to F1 followed in 1984, finishing fifth and second in his first two races before a huge crash in Dallas broke both his ankles and feet, forcing him to sit out the rest of the year. That crash prevented Brundle from left-foot braking in future. His F1 career fluctuated afterwards, though he did win the 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours with Jaguar. A move to Benetton in 1992 alongside Michael Schumacher revived his F1 career and brought a flurry of podiums but that victory still eluded him. He was closely matched to Schumacher for much of the year and could have won in Canada, but his transmission failed while chasing the lead late in the race.Dropped by Benetton at the end of 1992, he lost out on a drive at Williams to future champion Damon Hill, settling for Ligier. He moved to McLaren in 1994 but the team was on a downturn after its years of dominance. One of the drives of his career followed in Monaco, though it was a distant second to Michael Schumachers Benetton. His final podium came with a return to Ligier in 1995 before ending his career at Jordan the following year.2. Jean BehraJean Behra had the talent to have been Frances first world champion in the early 1950s. As it turned out, for various reasons Behra never even recorded a grand prix win. He had become a national hero by winning the non-championship race at Reims in 1952 with Gordini, who he raced for until 1955. However, increasingly frustrated with his unreliable machinery, he switched to Maserati and immediately claimed non-championship wins at Pau and Bordeaux. However, in 1955 he and Maserati were against the all-conquering Mercedes W196s -- one of the greatest cars in F1 history - and wins were hard to come by.Mercedes pulled out at the end of 1955 following the Le Mans disaster, meaning Behra was soon joined at Maserati by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss. He played second fiddle to the superstar pairing in 1956 and 1957, though he scored six podiums in that period. After a year at Owen Racing Organisation, he joined Ferrari in 1959 but the partnership was short-lived -- Behra would punch his team manager after what he perceived to be a team error at the Reims Grand Prix. He was instantly dismissed from the team.Less than a month later, Behra was killed in a sportscar race at AVUS in Berlin, Germany. He was thrown from his car and fatally injured when hitting a flagpole. Though it had several superstar drivers in the following decades, France would have to wait until 1985 for its first world championship through Alain Prost.1. Chris AmonMany of his contemporaries believed Chris Amon had the potential to be a world champion. Were it not for the remarkable bad luck which followed him throughout his career he might at least have won a race, if not a championship. After winning the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours he attracted the attention of Enzo Ferrari, who signed him for the following year. Amons first Ferrari outing was tinged with tragedy as Lorenzo Bandini was killed at Monaco, thrusting 24-year-old Amon into the team leadership role. He took a quartet of third places and may have won the U.S. Grand Prix but hit engine trouble late in the race.The following year he and Ferrari had the pace to battle for the 1968 world championship. He dominated in Spain, only to be hit by a late fuel pump failure, before a holed radiator forced him to retire from the lead in Spa -- where he had taken pole by nearly four seconds. After leaving Ferrari, he could have won the epic 1971 Italian Grand Prix from pole but pulled off his entire visor instead of a strip, finishing sixth -- a race which saw the top five covered by less than a second. He suffered a puncture while leading in France the following year but recovered to third - at the end lapping two seconds faster than race winner Jackie Stewart.Veteran F1 journalist Alan Henry -- who also died earlier this year -- rated Amon as one of the best drivers in the history of the sport. Legendary Ferrari team boss Mauro Forghieri said Amon was the closest he had ever seen in terms of raw talent to Jim Clark. However, Amons back luck is clearly a matter of opinion -- in his later life the Kiwi disagreed with that tag, saying he had in fact been lucky to have lived through F1s most dangerous era while others, such as friend Bruce McLaren, had been killed. Maple Leafs Jerseys China . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. Custom Maple Leafs Jersey China . 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The equipment managers at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa might have a look of confusion at training camp next week when they unload Braden Holtbys World Cup of Hockey goaltending gear and come across a bag with a fold-up acoustic guitar.Expected to challenge Carey Price for the No. 1 job for Team Canada, the Washington Capitals reigning Vezina Trophy winner has overcome disappointment and bouts of self-doubt to become one of the worlds top stoppers.More than anything, Holtby credits his mental preparation, which includes a game-day jam session on a portable guitar, for his meteoric rise to hockey stardom.I knew fairly early in junior that guys were going to be better than I was, Holtby said. I had to find a different area where I could push myself to the next level, and that was the mental game.Not everyone wants to put in that kind of work and not everyone wants to buy into it because its one of those things where youre kind of the weird guy when youre doing mental exercises. Youve got to get over that hump, and thats 90 percent of the reason Im here today.Holtby acknowledged that one of his greatest disappointments in hockey came as an 18-year-old when, despite being taken by the Capitals in the fourth round of the 2008 NHL draft, he was not one of the eight goalies invited to Team Canadas camp for the 2009 World Junior championships.Growing up, that was a huge goal of mine, to play on the World Junior team, Holtby said. It took me quite a while to get over that. Obviously, there was a little bitterness. It was one of those negatives I was able to turn into a positive. It was one of those points in your career where you can either use it as negative energy or put it toward proving people wrong.Holtby spent parts of four seasons with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, trapped behind Capitals goalies Semyon Varlamov, Michal Neuvirth and Tomas Vokoun, before bursting onto the NHL scene during the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs when he helped the Capitals upset the defending Stanley Cup-champion Boston Bruins in the first round.Holtby has been Washingtons No. 1 ever since and last season he tied Martin Brodeurs NHL single-season record with 48 victories, making him an overwhelming choice for the Vezina Trophy and giving him a leg up on Price when the World Cup begins on Sept. 17, one day after Holtbys 27th birthday.Im sure the coaches have a plan in place, said Holtby, a native of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. For me, its a huge honor just to be named. You look at the roster and youre pretty amazed youll be able to play alongside those guys. It will be a lot of fun and it will be amazing to see the atmosphere in Toronto, being on home soil. It will be pretty cool.Whether hes strumming along to the folksy rock of Bob Dylan, the island sounds of Jack Johnson or the indie rock of The Black Keys -- He can play awesome, and hes actually got a really good voice too, said Capitals backup goaltender?Philipp Grubauer?-- Holtby reintroduced music to his busy game-day routine last season.When youre a young guy coming in, you dont really do those things, he said, noting he taught himself guitar as a teenager. You try to blend in as opposed to stand out.Holtby said his affection for music was passed down from his grandparents, who were musicians, and his mother, Tami, who was the lead singer of Canadian country band Tami Hunter and Walkin After Midnight in the late 1980s annd early 1990s.ddddddddddddIt kind of calms me down and calms everyone else around me, Holtby said. Game days can be pretty stressful and if you liven things up a bit and make it fresh, its better than sitting there by yourself waiting for the game.For a typical 7 p.m. game, Holtby will begin his preparations at 5:30 with a quiet 10-minute meditation, followed by hand-eye exercises in which he tosses a rubber ball against a wall. When the clock strikes 6, Holtby finds a place in the arena, often behind the players bench or in the stands behind the net, rests his chin on his goalie stick, and begins darting his eyes throughout the arena.Hes looking for things to focus on, said Capitals goaltending guru Mitch Korn, who coached six-time Vezina Trophy winner Dominik Hasek when he played for the Buffalo Sabres. Pekka Rinne would do the same thing in Nashville, but hed sit in his locker stall and find the O in a nameplate, then find an A. Like another player warms up his body, Braden warms up his eyes.Holtbys unorthodox eye exercises take place just before the arena doors open to the public, but he said the arena crew at Madison Square Garden seems to have caught on.At MSG they play some weird music, Holtby said. I dont know if its from the Muppets or what, but I think they wait to test their stereo system until Im out there.Moments before the puck is dropped, Holtby will rock to the rhythm of the national anthem, spray water on his thick mane, kiss the names of his children on his mask, then buckle up for a 60-minute ride.When he allows a goal, Holtby will break into another routine. Leaning against his crossbar, hell squirt water into the air and follow each droplet as it descends in front of his face.It started as an eye trick, Holtby said of the post-goal routine he began in junior hockey under the direction of sports psychologist John Stevenson. Sometimes when youre feeling a little lost, your vision starts to shake a bit when youre trying to focus for too long on the puck.One of our tricks is to zone in on something really small and focus on that, and it kind of brings your eyesight back into focus. It reminds me to focus on the next shot.Korn, who has seen Holtby win more games in consecutive seasons (89) than any NHL goalie since Brodeur (92 wins in 2007 and 2008), said he was so concerned with Holtbys idiosyncrasies that it was one of the first discussions they had when Korn joined Barry Trotzs staff in Washington two summers ago.I asked him about the routine and whether it was too much and whether it wore him out, Korn said. His response was, I control my routine. My routine does not control me. It was the right answer and I never brought it up again.Holtby said that while he would like to lead Canada to a gold medal in the World Cup, his primary focus is preparing himself for the 2016-17 season, where the Capitals will try to build on last years 120-point season and finally reach the Eastern Conference finals.My main goal through all of his is to make sure Im prepared for the season, he said. Thats No. 1 and itll never change from No. 1. I get to spent a month practicing and playing with the best players in the world and if I can use that to my advantage to be a little sharper for the start of the season, that would be a good thing. ' ' '