The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
Written by W Timothy Gallwey
Narrated by Dan Woren
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From the Trade Paperback edition.
W Timothy Gallwey
Ever since Timothy Gallwey missed a heartbreakingly easy volley on match point in the National Junior Tennis Championship at the age of fifteen, he has been fascinated with the problem of how human beings interfere with their own ability to achieve and learn. His search for practical ways to overcome the mental obstacles that prevent maximum performance led to the basic discoveries first described in The Inner Game of Tennis, his bestselling classic. Since the completion of The Inner Game of Golf, he spends most of his time in the Los Angeles office of the Inner Games Corporation, developing an Inner Game approach to such diverse fields as selling, management, stress, diet, music and the quality of work.
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Reviews for The Inner Game of Tennis
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is wonderful. It’s just as much about life as it is about tennis. It is truly thought-provoking and inspiring to learn about how you think and learn. A must-read!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book, gives you a lot to think about. I’m definitely listening to it again!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Be still, my mind, and start to appreciate the beauty that surrounds you. Do not let the habit of measuring things up encroach on your measuring human worth. You do not have to prove yourself to anybody, including yourself. See things for what they are. Be in the moment. Do not be uptight in self-improvement. Trust thyself, learn to let go. -- A fabulous must-read book.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book. Though I read it many, many, many years ago, its premise has applied well in tennis, in learning dance choreography, basketball, Tae Kwon Do and even interviewing! It's true, our subconscious sometimes doesn't know the difference between actually doing something and rehearsing in our minds. This is an effective tool and technique applicable in many areas of life. I'm rating from memory, of course, as it has been probably 20 or more years since my first reading of this book, but its premise remains within my arsenal of life techniques and winning strategies.