The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

but i don't play tennis. i bought this book b/c i heard that a college basketball coach had recomended it to one of his struggling players. the book helped the player reach his potential. i wish i would have gotten the inner game of basketball instead. i don't know enough about tennis to really appreciate this book.

A very interesting book with lessons that can be applied to both the game of tennis and life in general. A book that I will go back to often to reexamine my game.

It is amazing really how much the mind affects what you do - and how it can hold you back from doing things well.

Improve your serve and strokes with this mental guide for tennis. You'll be able to knock down those barriers in your mind that keep you from playing a superior game.

I took lessons from professional coaches who focused on techniques. All the while, I kept beating myself down for not being able to master the different aspects of the game. Until this book came out! What a revelation. It shifted my focus into positive thinking, or non-thinking. I stopped figiting with myself and focused on the ball. I began to experience "being in the zone" in one particular double tournament. My opponents couldn't believe how they could let the game slipped away when they were ahead 5-3. I went back and read the book from time to time and had given a few of them away to my friends. Buy it and read it. It will improve your game better than any of those technical jargons.

I loved this book it has helped me a lot with my serve and my stroke!