My Life So Far
by Maria Sharapova
The rise, and fall, and rise again of tennis sensation Maria SharapovaIn the middle of the night, a father and his daughter step off a Greyhound bus in Florida and head straight to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. They ring the bell, though no one is expecting them. They don't speak English. They've arrived from Russia with only $700 and the co...
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Consider The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey. Recommended by 12 sources.
“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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