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Published May 27th 1997 by Random House Trade Paperbacks (first published January 1st 1974)

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This was one of those books that I will never regret reading. The Inner Game of Tennis is well written, engaging, and probably the most practical and applicable book to my own life that I have ever read. I don't even play tennis and this book has helped my mental and physical approach to and performance in sports, namely basketball. I have always hindered my own performance by doing all the wrong things: trying too hard, criticizing myself, always trying to correct things but never actually perf...more

By reading the title you'd think it's about tennis, but it only touches it. It talks more about the inner game of *everything*. First, it breaks down the Self into Self 1, which is basically your thinking brain (always analyzing and judging), and Self 2, which is your 'feeling and doing' brain. The book gives ample evidence (that's also quite easy to relate to) that Self 2 can master almost everything in a short amount of time, while being 'in the flow', if only Self 1 doesn't interfere. Thus, t...more

Jan 20, 2018Emma Scott rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

ETA: My husband's Goodreads account is inexplicably linked to mine. So when he finishes a book, his review shows up here. I have not read this book but I trust the reviewer. He's pretty keen. ;)
His review:
An enlightened view
Some simple and profound insights. Practical and theoretical guidance on the power of attention and focus, and the pivotal role these essential skills play in the game of tennis and the game of life. Highly recommend. A swift and engrossing read with lasting value.

Aug 28, 2017Nicolay Hvidsten rated it it was amazing

Shelves: headspace, favourites, non-fiction, philosophy, re-read, audible

I bought this book twice, if that's not a testament to its quality I don't know what is.
Immediately after I finished listening to the audio book version I went over to amazon and once more gladly gave them my money in exchange for a physical copy. 'Why?' you ask? Because this is not a book you read once, then forget about. This is a book that needs to be absorbed over time, then put aside while you contemplate its messages and let them grow, before once more picking it back up and solidifying wh...more

Honestly this is one of the best book I've ever read, it really spoke to me on so many different levels. If you've played any sports or games you know what it feels like to be In The Zone, everything is flowing and you play the best you've ever played. This state is familiar to most of us but what is preventing us from being in the zone every game? Well, this book addresses that exact issue and I found it extremely valuable to help me reach a new level for my gym workouts. One other thing I real...more

It’s Buddhism, secularized and westernized and applied to sports. Bloody brilliant if you ask me.

Mar 12, 2014Jeremy rated it it was amazing

Quotes:
Images are better than words, showing better than telling, too much instruction worse than none, and… trying often produces negative results.
The “hot streak” usually continues until he starts thinking about it and tries to maintain it; as soon as he attempts to exercise control, he loses it.
The first skill to learn is the art of letting go the human inclination to judge ourselves and our performance as either good or bad.
Judgmental labels usually lead to emotional reactions and then to ti...more

May 10, 2012Stacey rated it really liked it

Preface: I am not a tennis player. However, I am an ultimate Frisbee player/athlete and a lot of what Timothy talked about (perfecting your 'Inner Game' via mental acuity & awareness) can be readily applied to any non-contact/competitive sport- especially ultimate Frisbee which is very much a thinking/mental game after you've mastered the basic skills. My friend, and some would say 'coach,' gave this to me to read- believing that it would help me get over a few things that I have been strugg...more

I am a musician, and this was recommended to me by another musician friend. As it turns out, many of my colleagues have read this book, so it seems as though I am the last! 'The Inner Game' has, without a doubt, been one of the most beneficial books I have ever read. Before I had even finished, some of the insights of the book had already begun to change the way that I practice, audition, and perform! I wont say that the author has come up with any ideas or concepts so revolutionary that they ha...more

Jan 14, 2015Tigran Mamikonian rated it it was amazing

The Inner Game of Tennis by Tim Galloway is one of the best book I’ve ever read. Tim wrote this book in 70s and since then this book became classics, it even kicked off new profession - coaching…
The key idea of the book is that all of us are perfect from birth to death, so only limitation to achieve full potential are self-limitation we put on ourselves by being judgmental, unfocused and egocentric. Tim illustrates this by saying that in ourselves there are 2 selves: Self 1 - teller, thinker, c...more

Jun 21, 2008Ryan rated it liked it

Shelves: psychology, non-fiction, hobbies

Definitely a worthwhile read for the athlete and non-athlete alike (but especially for the athlete). Some amazing insights given that this book preceded all of the empirical work within the field of psychology concerning the dual role of the conscious vs. unconscious mind in shaping behavior. The most difficult part is figuring out how to institute some of the suggestions in specific situations (especially in other sports). Most of the examples are of course heavily dependent on the tennis mediu...more

I don't play tennis. But now I don't have to because I have locked down the inner game.
This book isn't really about tennis, it's about wu wei. Flow. The zone. Being 'unconscious.' It's about silencing the inner critic, detached observation, and naturalism. I read it from the perspective of a musician, although I am not much of one anymore, and felt like there was some great wisdom there.

Jan 26, 2016Arash Narchi rated it it was amazing

If you want to understand how to better focus and get in a mental state to excel your performance, this is a great book for that.

Apr 13, 2019Vishal Katariya rated it really liked it

Shelves: tennis, mindfulness, reread-every-once-in-a-while

Enjoyed it. I realized pretty soon that this isn't a book about tennis at all, instead it's about how to control your mind while doing anything. Turns out, you can't control it. Instead, you let the body dictate and find its natural rhythm. You have two selves, Self 1 and Self 2 (Kahnemann and Tversky anyone?). Self 1 is the intellectual self that tells you, 'take a longer backswing!' whereas Self 2 just does. The book veered off from tennis to get into breathing, meditation, concentration, cons...more

May 07, 2019Sergio Reyes Armas rated it it was amazing

Woow. Incredible book. It breaks down our selves into two. Self 1 - your analytic side, always judging and caring about what other people think and Self 2, your feeling and doing side. So basically, Self 2 can master everything if Self 1 doesn't interfere. In order to achieve it, you have to learn how to quite your Self 1. The book gives some strategies about how to focus in important moments and also a great perspective about winning and losing.

Jun 16, 2018John rated it it was amazing

Wow, thanks Made You Think podcast. I was so short sight in avoiding this and thinking I needed to focus instead on technique and the physical.
This book is life changing, I will be reading and re-audiobooking it soon.

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May 20, 2015Ispirian Hovhannes rated it it was amazing

Прекрасное пособие по ментальной стороне любого спорта высоких достижений и раскрытию своего потенциала, которое практически применимо и крайне полезно почти для любой сферы жизни человека, которая связана с обучением или другой осознанной деятельностью. Сегодня о темах, которые затронуты в книге очень много сказано и написано много великолепных книг: от 'Потока' М. Чиксентмихайи до 'Максимальной концентрации' Палладино. Однако, читая работу Тимоти Голви, написанную им в 1974 сугубо на основе св...more

Nov 13, 2011Betsy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: music, non-fiction, psychology, education

This book isn't just about tennis, it's about learning to do anything more naturally. Our brains/ego -- 'self 1' -- are not as smart as we think they are. There is no way that our brains can think through all of the small movements our body needs to do to hit a fast-coming ball with a tennis racket, or control our vocal chords to sing a song, or play a fast-paced jig on a fiddle. To do these sorts of things, we need to stop thinking and let our unconscious self - 'self 2' - take over, trusting s...more

This book is a classic -- if you play tennis it's a must read. The author is a renowned sports and life coach who became famous with this book, in a large part because Harry Reasoner thought the principles in it couldn't possible work and challenged to author to prove them. He did, and it changed the reporters mind, and the way many of us look at how we play sports and also how we live.
It's primary thrust is to help the reader learn to apply some basic principle of non-judgment and focus to thei...more

Feb 14, 2013Mark Bao rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A very good book on the 'selves' involved in learning, as well as how to learn naturally. Applied to tennis, naturally, but this can be applied to many things. This was a really good book on the fundamentals and techniques on natural learning (or 'inner game' learning).
I found it goes pretty well with the dual process theory presented in Thinking, Fast and Slow, connecting 'self 1' to 'system 2' and vice versa.

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Sep 12, 2017Margaret Ashton rated it it was amazing

This book is one of the most important books out there for overcoming our own mental barriers to any activity. It was actually recommended to me by my oboe teacher, but has also been brought up by shooting coaches and, yes, tennis coaches. Definitely worth a read to get great ideas on how to trust your subconscious and overcome your own tendencies to over-think performance - and thereby not perform as well as you can. Highly recommend - for everyone, not just tennis players!

Recommended by Kareem!

May 14, 2019Daniel rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I generally dislike self-help books, but the Inner Game of Tennis is different. It is concerned as much with philosophy and meditation as it is with tennis, or as it states:

All these skills are subsidiary to the master skill, without which nothing of value is ever achieved: the art of relaxed concentration. The Inner Game of Tennis will next explore a way to learn these skills, using tennis as a medium.

The book does this quite well, astoundingly so given that it was published about 40 years befo...more

Jan 27, 2019Oleg rated it really liked it

It is a short book that punches way above its weight. Surprisingly, it packs a lot of wisdom for such a small size. Perhaps, it is because it was written in 1975 when authors didn’t feel compelled bloating book sizes for the sake of sales.
This book teaches you an interesting concept. As a player of any kind of game, you should be competing not against an opponent, and not even against yourself, but to test the limits of your abilities and uncover the ultimate levels that you did not know you po...more

Mar 24, 2019Jesse rated it really liked it

I took from this book two important insights. First, a refreshed view on thinking fast and slow, or systems 1 and 2, in situations that require many sub-second decisions. Slow thinking is simply unable to keep up with the rate of events, significantly reducing performance and preventing a state of flow. Unfortunately, it seems we are unable to turn off slow thinking on command. To keep it in check, let it pay attention to a single object or recurring event, offloading the majority of computation...more

The book is quite strange to read if you go into it without any plans to start learning tennis in the future but you read it anyway because of all the high recommendations. And sure enough with a bit of patience you can pull out quite a few gems of wisdom till you get to the last third. Some of the thoughts on why and why should we compete in various areas of life are quite interesting. Sure some of the suggestions of letting go of judgments and go with the natural flow are as old as humankind i...more

A simple book with a powerful message - to quiet the mind, allows the body to excel. Ever see a cat inch up on its prey? The cat has utmost focus and every muscle is acting out of instinct. Contrary to the cat, human minds continue to be bombarded by the outside world. Learning to filter what is important and what is not, is imperative in excelling in this chaos. Learning to give up something, is what allows us to be free. How do we gain such focus? How do we become lucid? There are techniques d...more

May 21, 2019Tommy Johnson rated it really liked it

Really good read for anyone devoted to self-improvement. Though the theory put forth in this book about Self 1 and Self 2 might not be wholly indicative of reality, it is at least a helpful paradigm for both critically assessing one's performance while also being kind and gentle with oneself. The big takeaway for me is that stressing over performance and overthinking your mistakes is actually harmful to improvement, something 'Endure' by Alex Hutchinson also stresses convincingly. Having this bo...more

Jun 06, 2017Cristina rated it really liked it

The Inner Game of Tennis asks many of the questions I asked myself in the last years and also answers them in a... spiritual way... As a bonus - it makes reference to 'Games People Play' by Eric Berne - another book I consider important.
I'm really looking forward to my next table-tennis training.
Highly recommend it.

Sep 16, 2018Chelsea Lawson rated it it was amazing

The Inner Game of Tennis gets a little repetitive at times/the sub-headings are all you need, but if you do some strategic skimming then this book much lives up to its lore of profundity. And I’ve already seen/felt improvements in various outer games of mine like golf and surfing. Very glad I read it!

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W. Timothy Gallwey (born 1938 in San Francisco, California) is an author who has written a series of books in which he has set forth a new methodology for coaching and for the development of personal and professional excellence in a variety of fields, that he calls 'The Inner Game.' Since he began writing in the 1970s, his books include The Inner Game of Tennis, The Inner Game of Golf, The Inner g...more

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“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. When it first shoots up out of the earth, we don't condemn it as immature and underdeveloped; nor do we criticize the buds for not being open when they appear. We stand in wonder at the process taking place and give the plant the care it needs at each stage of its development. The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change; yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is.” — 71 likes

“It is said that in breathing man recapitulates the rhythm of the universe. When the mind is fastened to the rhythm of breathing, it tends to become absorbed and calm. Whether on or off the court, I know of no better way to begin to deal with anxiety than to place the mind on one’s breathing process.” — 14 likes

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