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338 reviews for:
The Inner Game of Tennis: One of Bill Gates All-Time Favourite Books
Zach Kleinman, W. Timothy Gallwey, Pete Carroll
4.02 AVERAGE
338 reviews for:
The Inner Game of Tennis: One of Bill Gates All-Time Favourite Books
Zach Kleinman, W. Timothy Gallwey, Pete Carroll
4.02 AVERAGE
This book was a great articulation of some great fundamental principles of performance and learning.
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A great sports psychology book. Good reminder about principles of focus and zen, playing games for the right reason and competing to be your best self through overcoming challenges.
I think this one is a candidate for that one app that turns entire books into 15-minute summaries.
If you need to save time and get much more out of it without the distracting bits, just listen to 'The Coach in your Head' (Season 2 of the "Against the Rules" podcast by Michael Lewis. Yes, of "Moneyball" fame). The interview is great.
Here's the recap - there are two "Selves":
* Self-1: conscious, critical, reflective, discursive.
* Self-2: unconscious, reflexible, wordless.
Real breakthroughs in performance are driven by Self-2, and the challenge lies in silencing Self-1, which is overthinking and criticizing your efforts are every turn. That's pretty much it.
The rest of the book is repetition ad-nauseum and a ton of tennis stuff I just didn't care about, but to be fair, the author needed to frame his material somehow and tennis is what he knows.
People looking into this type of material would perhaps be better served by [b:With Winning in Mind: The Mental Management System: An Olympic Champion's Success System|208926|With Winning in Mind The Mental Management System An Olympic Champion's Success System|Lanny Bassham|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1172695628l/208926._SY75_.jpg|202206]. Much more actionable and easier to follow.
Highly regarded book, just not for me.
If you need to save time and get much more out of it without the distracting bits, just listen to 'The Coach in your Head' (Season 2 of the "Against the Rules" podcast by Michael Lewis. Yes, of "Moneyball" fame). The interview is great.
Here's the recap - there are two "Selves":
* Self-1: conscious, critical, reflective, discursive.
* Self-2: unconscious, reflexible, wordless.
Real breakthroughs in performance are driven by Self-2, and the challenge lies in silencing Self-1, which is overthinking and criticizing your efforts are every turn. That's pretty much it.
The rest of the book is repetition ad-nauseum and a ton of tennis stuff I just didn't care about, but to be fair, the author needed to frame his material somehow and tennis is what he knows.
People looking into this type of material would perhaps be better served by [b:With Winning in Mind: The Mental Management System: An Olympic Champion's Success System|208926|With Winning in Mind The Mental Management System An Olympic Champion's Success System|Lanny Bassham|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1172695628l/208926._SY75_.jpg|202206]. Much more actionable and easier to follow.
Highly regarded book, just not for me.
I have had this on my list for a while. Finally got to it. It is a lovely book - almost like a manual - filled with wisdom and sharing a beautiful outlook on life and sport. I loved that it avoids the common pitfalls of woowoo land keeping things genuine, simple, relatable and effective.
I enjoyed this book a lot in terms of it offering a different perspective on practicing and getting better. I don't play tennis, so some of the more tennis-specific advice was lost on me, but a lot of it can be analogized to different areas. It's a good complement to other reading and learning that I have been doing about meditation, staying in the present, etc.
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A compelling psychological case to minimize self-judgment and improve one's focus and concentration. Gallway's advice is easy to understand and transcends his sport.
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The Inner Game of Tennis has some amazing insights to the mental game of learning and practicing any sport that I'll take with me moving forward. However, the core concept of the book probably could've been accomplished within 30 pages or a long read Medium article. Some chapters just felt like the earlier chapters reworded to add length to the book. Regardless, it's a quick, insightful read that can be applied to not just sports but everyday life as well.
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced