The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey
(late post)
saw the title multiple times, so decided to give it a go even tho i don’t play tennis, finally finished this a few days back!
couldn’t relate to the tennis analogies (most of the book) which made it harder to get through. my skill issue tho, not the book’s. that said, it’ll be rated a bit lower for me. there are still lessons to take aside from tennis.
main takeaways:
- self 1 (the thinking, judging mind) constantly interferes with self 2 (the body that already knows how to perform) -> the goal is to quiet self 1
- trying harder and overthinking actively makes performance worse
- awareness without judgment, art of relaxed concentration
fav quotes:
Natural learning is and always will be from the inside out, not vice versa.
3/5