Es cortito y de lectura ágil, básicamente combina las lecciones del tenis con la importancia de estar enfocado en el momento presente, de hablarte con amor, de alimentarte de pensamientos positivos, de autocriticarte técnicamente hablando y el valor de la seguridad en uno mismo y de la habilidad para visualizar.
It's short and easy to read, it basically combines the lessons of tennis with the importance of being focused on the present moment, speaking to yourself with love, feeding yourself with positive thoughts, criticizing yourself technically speaking and the value of self-confidence and the ability to visualize.

The core concept Gallwey introduces in The Inner Game of Tennis is that of Self 1 and Self 2.

Self 1 is your self-conscious mind (the part of your mind that instructs your body what to do) while Self 2 is your unconscious mind (the part of your mind that simply does the thing).

Gallwey teaches how to quiet Self 1 and its frequent self-criticism so that Self 2 can simply perform without Self 1 getting in the way.

His advice is written specifically within a tennis context, so it helps if you have some knowledge and appreciation of tennis; but his advice applies equally to many sports and disciplines.

Nothing earth-shattering here for me simply because I've become familiar with these concepts through other channels. Still a good book though.

Sort of the master work of popular sports psychology. Not a page turner by any stretch, but you’ll find this interesting insofar as you can apply it to your own life. Viewed through the lens of 15 years of tennis and 5 years of extremely dedicated rock climbing, I loved this book. It put a lot of practical language to lived realities that I’ve never thought to express, especially with regard to the internal dialogue that balances critique of technique with mindless execution.

Read this to get better at smash

Haven’t read a book this good in a while.

Gallaway changed my idea of improving in sport, from a forceful and often frustrating one, into a more complete and enjoyable experience.

I tried some of the things he mentioned in my own training and found good results; I am excited to see how these methods hold up over time.

As a coach, I hope to instil better values into the players I teach and create a more enjoyable environment for them to thrive and learn.

I’ve always liked books and theories that break down preconceived notions and rebuild my understanding of what is now possible.

I don't play tennis or really any sport at all, but I picked up this book because it was recommended for everyone. I think I agree that this book is for everyone. There's probably 1/2 of the book that is specifically tennis-focused, but the rest is mindfulness and allowing your body and mind to learn without judgement or commentary. To shut the internal voice and just focus on the task at hand.

This was somewhat repetitive, and the evidence was a little more anecdotal than I would have liked, but I think there’s a good bit of wisdom to be found here.

Side note: the author mentioned that he played one of his best tennis matches right after a girl dumped him on the phone, so if any beautiful women are out there reading this, my league championships are in two weeks, and I’m ready to get hurt. My goodreads dms are open!

A book for life, not just for tennis. I will keep it close by

Pirmas sakinys: Kiekvienas žaidimas turi dvi puses – išorinę ir vidinę.

1974 m. knyga apie dėmesingą įsisąmoninimą arba atidą (angl. mindfulness), kai toks žodis dar nebuvo vartojamas. Įdomu (nes dar pradžia), paprasta ir aišku (nes dar pradžia), tačiau dabar atrodo per daug paviršutiniška (nes tik pradžia).

Patiko (ir įtikino, kad pritaikoma) dalis apie tai, kaip mokytis technikos (tinka ir tenisui, ir futbolui, ir krepšiniui) ir kaip pakeisti įpročius.

Patiko (ir žinau, kad teisingai parašyta) apie tai, kaip reikia mokyti (parodyti, kad suprastų) ir mokytis (suprasti, o ne stengtis).

Nesu tikras, ar viskas pritaikoma ir kitose srityse. Teoriškai turbūt taip – reikia stebėti (geriausius?) ir matyti, – tačiau abejonių turiu. Pavyzdžiui, ar tinka ir ten, kur daugiau reikia ne kūno, o smegenų darbo (matematika, šachmatai, vairavimas). Bet ir čia yra ką paimti iš knygos (jau minėtas kaip mokyti).

Paskutinės dalys (apie atidą, tačiau dar nevartojant šio termino) skaitant po 50 metų nuplaukė paviršiumi.

Knygos esmė – išmok matyti nevertindamas:
• stebėk („stebėkite procesą jo nekontroliuodami. Jeigu jaučiate, kad norite padėti, nesikiškite. Kuo labiau priversite pasitikėti įgimtu mokymosi procesu, tuo rečiau griebsitės įprasto elgesio – persistengti, kritikuoti ir galvoti – ir neišvengiamai jo sukeliamo nusivylimo.“, 120 p.),
• atsisakyk vertinimų (teigiamų taip pat!),
• įsivaizduok, ko nori (turėk viziją),
• susikaupk į dabartinį momentą.

Autorius parašė dar 7 knygas apie vidinį žaidimą (tenisas, slidinėjimas, golfas, laimėjimas, muzika, darbas, stresas).

Įdomus faktas: W. Timothy Gallwey vienas pirmųjų aprašė koučingą (sinonimai: ugdomasis vadovavimas, konsultuojamasis ugdymas, lavyba) – metodą, kurį galima taikyti įvairiose situacijose, todėl jo pakaitų dažniau klausėsi ne sportininkai, o verslininkai. Todėl du trečdalius knygos (bent jau pusę – tikrai) galima skaityti ir taikyti kaip vadovui.

Yes I did in fact read a non fiction book, I'm as shocked as you

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 n  'The Coach in your Head'n (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 With Winning in Mind: The Mental Management System: An Olympic Champion's Success System. Much more actionable and easier to follow.

Highly regarded book, just not for me.

This is a self-help book, not a tennis book. But it helped me more with tennis than it did with my life.