Il gioco interiore del tennis. Come usare la mente per raggiungere l'eccellenza

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 perform Leggi tutto

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

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. T Leggi tutto

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

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 th Leggi tutto

A fantastic read that's far less about tennis and far more about how to learn any skill or ability. It is remarkably well written; concise and straight to the point, without the filler material you find in most business books; and a useful read for just about everyone. Here are some of the key insigh Leggi tutto

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 i Leggi tutto

I bought this book twice. If that isn't a testament to its quality I don't know what is. After I finished listening to the audio book version, I immediately gave amazon my money again in exchange for a physical copy. 'Why?' you ask? Because, quite frankly, it contains so much wisdom that it needs to Leggi tutto

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 Leggi tutto