The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

by W. Timothy Gallwey

Other authorsPete Carroll (Foreword), Zach Kleiman (Preface)
Paper Book, 1997

Status

Available

Call number

796.342019

Collection

Publication

Random House Trade Paperbacks (1997), Edition: Revised, Subsequent, 122 pages

Description

The inner game of tennis is a revolutionary program for overcoming the self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses of concentration that can keep a player from winning. This classic bestseller can change the way the game of tennis is played.

User reviews

LibraryThing member mkstansbery
I 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
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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.
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LibraryThing member Kanutz
Be 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
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self-improvement. Trust thyself, learn to let go. -- A fabulous must-read book.
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LibraryThing member jpsnow
Self #2, please let self #1 play.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1972

Physical description

122 p.; 5.15 inches

ISBN

0679778314 / 9780679778318
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