The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
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Average rating4.1
Master your game from the inside out! With more than 800,000 copies sold since it was first published thirty years ago, this phenomenally successful guide has become a touchstone for hundreds of thousands of people. Not just for tennis players, or even just for athletes in general, this handbook works for anybody who wants to improve his or her performance in any activity, from playing music to getting ahead at work. W. Timothy Gallwey, a leading innovator in sports psychology, reveals how to • focus your mind to overcome nervousness, self-doubt, and distractions • find the state of “relaxed concentration” that allows you to play at your best • build skills by smart practice, then put it all together in match play Whether you're a beginner or a pro, Gallwey's engaging voice, clear examples, and illuminating anecdotes will give you the tools you need to succeed. “Introduced to The Inner Game of Tennis as a graduate student years ago, I recognized the obvious benefits of [W. Timothy] Gallwey's teachings. . . . Whether we are preparing for an inter-squad scrimmage or the National Championship Game, these principles lie at the foundation of our program.”—from the Foreword by Pete Carroll
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1 released bookinner Game is a 4-book series first released in 1974 with contributions by W. Timothy Gallwey, Edd Hanzelik, and John Horton.
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This book really helps you understand, segment and prioritize the internal thoughts while playing tennis. How your consciousness keeps telling your sub consciousness to correct things if you make an error. The result? It leads to you just focusing on that one particular stroke and particular muscles, eventually hampering the shot.
It asks you to trust your sub consciousness. It tells you to learn strokes not by words but by experience and visualization.
It also provides techniques to improve focus during points and between points, as well as advice on physical techniques.
Given a sports book, felt it could be illustrative to convey better.
I didn't know anything about this when I bought it. I was hoping for more tennis insight but the self-help-ish bits were good too.
some nice passages in this here and there but i knew most of what this was trying to get across already so it wasn't eye-opening or anything
also the book was a lot more focused on tennis than i anticipated for a book that's recommended so often for general learning habits, which felt a bit boring at times
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