The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
by W. Timothy Gallwey
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American entrepreneur, author, blogger, and venture capitalist
Recommended by 8 notable people, including Bill Gates and Nat Eliason
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See customer reviews on Amazon →The Inner Game of Tennis reads like a calm coaching conversation that reframes performance as two competing mindsets: the judging self and the relaxed, attentive self. Its useful part is concise mental cues and tennis-based anecdotes that help you notice nervousness and shift focus in the moment, useful on court and in other pressure situations. Limitation: the book repeats its central premise across chapters and leans on dated, sport-specific examples, so it feels thin if you wanted exhaustive technique or modern context.
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The Inner Game of Tennis is a revolutionary program for overcoming the selfdoubt, nervousness, and lapses of concentration that can keep a player from winning. Now available in a revised paperback edition, this classic bestseller can change the way the game of tennis is played....
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Recommended by 12 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Bill Gates, Books Recommended by CEOs, and Most Recommended Books.
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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