Reviews

The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey, Zach Kleinman, Pete Carroll

justinesherry's review against another edition

mindfulness watered down for business execs

wordslurp's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

5.0

sudarkoff's review against another edition

5.0

This book is basically a very gentle introduction to Zen Buddhism. The chapter on competition was quite refreshing!

dyingst's review against another edition

4.0

Very insightful, definitely something I'd like to incorporate into my coaching.

julian7591's review against another edition

5.0

This book is not about tennis. Sure, it talks a lot about tennis, but to see that as the subject would be to miss what it's really about.

What this book is actually doing is using tennis as a vehicle through which we can arrive at the place of Oneness within us that is our true nature, if only we'd get out of our own way.

jvadams's review against another edition

5.0

Don’t let the title fool you. This book is not about tennis. It should really be called The Inner Game of Life. It’s about finding your path to bliss. It’s about the mental aspects of peak performance. It’s about competition and cooperation. The author uses tennis as an example, but his discoveries and the insights he shares are applicable to many aspects of human life.

emerywebster's review against another edition

3.0

Introduces the concept of a self1 (thinker) and self2 (doer) where self1 mostly gets in the way of self2.

Seems eyerollworthy at first but includes some solid insights around practice and performance (esp under pressure) for basically any activity.

abeier's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

ballard37's review against another edition

informative inspiring

4.5

itspaigerman's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0