The Inner Game of Tennis

The Inner Game of Tennis

by W. Timothy Gallwey
Publisher: Pan Year: 1974 Pages: 141 ISBN: 9781447288503 ●●●●●

Why It Matters

Gallwey's insight that your biggest opponent is the voice in your own head applies to every creative and strategic challenge. This tiny book rewires how you think about focus, practice, and getting out of your own way.

Quick Take

The best book about performance that has nothing to do with tennis. Gallwey figured out that your biggest opponent is always yourself.

Mike's Take (Audio)
When we plant a rose seed in the earth, we notice that it is small, but we do not criticize it as 'rootless and stemless.' We treat it as a seed, giving it the water and nourishment required of a seed. The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies.

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