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

The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance | W. Timothy Gallwey | WOW! What a great book!

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	The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance W. Timothy Gallwey Random House Trade Paperbacks, 1997 - 160 pages average customer review:based on 70 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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Of all the books I have read on any subject, this one is among the best. I am only a fair tennis player but the insight and wisdom of Gallwey extends far beyond tennis. I am also a student of Zen and this simplistic approach is more readily absorbed than ANY of my Eastern Philosophy books. Open to any page at any time and become slightly richer.

WOW! What a great book!

This book is not only good for improving your tennis game, but also for improving concentration in all aspects of life. I am both a musician and court reporting student, and I found this book to give me invaluable skills that can be applied to anything in life.

I would HIGHLY recommend this book for anyone who gets nervous before any big event.

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Worthwhile

I read this many years ago and loved it.

Classic not as practical as recent resources

Gallwey's book was an instant classic when it first came out. It was somewhat revolutionary at the time as few sport psychology books were available for the tennis public. It still makes good bathroom reading and it still applies to a general lifestyle, not just about tennis. However, there are currently more practical mental toughness or mental zone books out there which are easier to read and use. Still Gallwey's book is interesting philosophy more than psychology as he works with your automatic and analytic selves (self 1 and 2) which conflict each other.
Gallwey addresses why negativity and self-analysis inhibits the creative, automatic self. Readers become more aware of how being in the "zone" really works. Recently, there have been advances in sport psychology which pushes some of Gallwey's ideas a bit out there although he is still on the right path. I would recommend "Zennis" (Peter Spang) over the "Inner Game" since it is more practical.

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