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| inner game of tennis audiobook: The Inner Game of Golf W Timothy Gallwey, 2014-12-01 Every golfer, whether amateur or pro, who has ever picked up a club knows what it's like to get the yips - that feeling when you inexplicably lose control of your shot, and become overwhelmed by self-doubt, tension, fear of failure and anxiety. With a new introduction from golf performance pro Peter Hudson, the multi-million bestselling The Inner Game of Golf resolves this mental interference. It is not a book about how to play golf; it is a book about how to learn golf, and its lessons can be applied to any sport. Putting aside the mechanics of golfing technique and laborious debates about strategy, this classic handbook for golfers of all levels tackles the psychological aspects of the game and reveals how you can perform to your true potential for more than brief moments at a time. Using only his Inner Game principles, without taking a single lesson and playing only once a week, Timothy Gallwey knocked 15 strokes off his game in a year. There is no physical reason why you can't hit perfect drives or sink long putts more consistently. By applying the Inner Game approach to your own game, you too can see phenomenal improvements to your scorecard. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: The Inner Game of Music Barry Green, W. Timothy Gallwey, 1986-02-21 Suggests techniques for overcoming self-consciousness and improving musical performances, shares a variety of exercises, and includes advice on improving one's listening skills. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: The Inner Game of Tennis W. Timothy Gallwey, 1997-05-27 The timeless guide to achieving the state of “relaxed concentration” that’s not only the key to peak performance in tennis but the secret to success in life itself—now in a 50th anniversary edition with an updated epilogue, a foreword by Bill Gates, and an updated preface from NFL coach Pete Carroll “Groundbreaking . . . the best guide to getting out of your own way . . . Its profound advice applies to many other parts of life.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes (“Five of My All-Time Favorite Books”) This phenomenally successful guide to mastering the game from the inside out has become a touchstone for hundreds of thousands of people. Billie Jean King has called the book her tennis bible; Al Gore has used it to focus his campaign staff; and Itzhak Perlman has recommended it to young violinists. Based on W. Timothy Gallwey’s profound realization that the key to success doesn’t lie in holding the racket just right, or positioning the feet perfectly, but rather in keeping the mind uncluttered, this transformative book gives you the tools to unlock the potential that you’ve possessed all along. “The Inner Game” is the one played within the mind of the player, against the hurdles of self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses in concentration. Gallwey shows us how to overcome these obstacles by trusting the intuitive wisdom of our bodies and achieving a state of “relaxed concentration.” With chapters devoted to trusting the self and changing habits, it is no surprise then, that Gallwey’s method has had an impact far beyond the confines of the tennis court. Whether you want to play music, write a novel, get ahead at work, or simply unwind after a stressful day, Gallwey shows you how to tap into your utmost potential. In this fiftieth-anniversary edition, the principles of the Inner Game shine through as more relevant today than ever before. No matter your goals, The Inner Game of Tennis gives you the definitive framework for long-term success. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Legacy James Kerr, 2013-11-07 THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Champions do extra. They sweep the sheds. They follow the spearhead. They keep a blue head. They are good ancestors. In Legacy, best-selling author James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful sporting team, the legendary All Blacks of New Zealand, to reveal 15 powerful and practical lessons for leadership and business. Legacy is a unique, inspiring handbook for leaders in all fields, and asks: What are the secrets of success - sustained success? How do you achieve world-class standards, day after day, week after week, year after year? How do you handle pressure? How do you train to win at the highest level? What do you leave behind you after you're gone? What will be your legacy? |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Winning Ugly Brad Gilbert, Steve Jamison, 2013-05-28 The tennis classic from Olympic gold medalist and ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert, now featuring a new introduction with tips drawn from the strategies of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Andy Murray, and more, to help you outthink and outplay your toughest opponents. A former Olympic medalist and now one of ESPN’s most respected analysts, Brad Gilbert shares his timeless tricks and tips, including “some real gems” (Tennis magazine) to help both recreational and professional players improve their game. In the new introduction to this third edition, Gilbert uses his inside access to analyze current stars such as Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, showing readers how to beat better players without playing better tennis. Written with clarity and wit, this classic combat manual for the tennis court has become the bible of tennis instruction books for countless players worldwide. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Tennis: Winning the Mental Match Allen Fox, 2010-09-30 Tennis is more mentally difficult than most other sports. Because of its one-on-one nature, it feels more important than it is. Competitive matches can become highly stressful, and losing is painful. Emotions tend to get out of hand, with fears and nerves becoming difficult to control. Confidence comes and goes; the scoring system is diabolical; and everyone is at risk of choking, even the greatest players in the world. This book attacks these and other issues faced by players of all levels. Dr. Allen Fox’s solutions are logical and straightforward, and most importantly, they have been tested on court and they work. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Master Your Tennis Game Ken DeHart, 2019-11-19 Get the advantage—mental strategies for acing tennis. Get your head in the game. Master Your Tennis Game serves up quick mental techniques, tactics, and tips for boosting your overall performance and beating your opponents. Train your brain and be the best tennis player you can be. Concise, fun, and easy to read, this book offers 50 practical and actionable methods that show you how to stay calm and concentrate during any tennis game. Even if your rival is tough competition, outsmart them with these targeted mental approaches. Master Your Tennis Game includes: Streamlined strategies—From choosing your mood music to analyzing your opponent’s play style, apply these easy-to-understand tactics to your tennis game right away. Overpower any opponent—Find techniques for beating common play styles, including aggressive baseliner, left-hander, and more. Popular player profiles—From Serena Williams to Roger Federer, learn all about your favorite tennis pros (and their strategies, too!). The ball is in your court. Focus your mind and win the match with these highly effective mental strategies for honing your tennis skills. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: The Master Christopher Clarey, 2021-08-24 'Federer plays tennis like Michelangelo painted: every stroke is perfection, the end result a masterpiece. Christopher Clarey captured just that' Martina Navratilova 'A deep and enlightening view of Roger's life and career that sports fans will be parsing for decades' Jim Courier 'Deeply reported and crisply written' Wall Street Journal THE NEWLY REVISED BIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ICONIC ATHLETES Widely regarded as one of the greatest ever sportspeople, Roger Federer made it look astonishingly easy to climb to the top of his sport in an era of brutal competition and deep cynicism. But his path from temperamental, bleach-blond teenager to one of the most elegant of competitors has been an act of will, not destiny. Federer not only had talent. He had grit. Top international sportswriter Christopher Clarey was on court in Paris for Federer's Grand Slam debut and has interviewed him exclusively more than any other writer - with unique access to his inner circle including coaches and key competitors. Now updated after Federer's retirement, The Master is a thrilling portrait of the workings of unfaltering excellence. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Strokes of Genius L. Jon Wertheim, 2009-06-01 The executive editor of Sports Illustrated offers an in-depth analysis and behind-the-scenes look at the historic 2008 match between tennis titans. In the 2008 Wimbledon men’s final, Centre Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama. Five-time champion Roger Federer was on track to take his rightful place as the most dominant player in the history of the game. He just needed to cling to his trajectory. So, in the last few moments of daylight, Centre Court witnessed a coronation. Only it wasn’t a crowning for the Swiss heir apparent but for a swashbuckling Spaniard. Twenty-two-year-old Rafael Nadal prevailed, in five sets, in what was, according to the author, “essentially a four-hour, forty-eight-minute infomercial for everything that is right about tennis—a festival of skill, accuracy, grace, strength, speed, endurance, determination, and sportsmanship.” It was also the encapsulation of a fascinating rivalry, hard fought and of historic proportions. In the tradition of John McPhee’s classic Levels of the Game, Strokes of Genius deconstructs this defining moment in sport, using that match as the backbone of a provocative, thoughtful, and entertaining look at the science, art, psychology, technology, strategy, and personality that go into a single tennis match. With vivid, intimate detail, Wertheim re-creates this epic battle in a book that is both a study of the mechanics and art of the game and the portrait of a rivalry as dramatic as that of Ali–Frazier, Palmer–Nicklaus, and McEnroe–Borg. “Deftly touches on all the defining factors of contemporary tennis.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Illuminates a kingdom changing hands. An engrossing book.” —Bud Collins |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: The Champion's Mind Jim Afremow, 2015-05-15 Even among the most elite performers, certain athletes stand out as a cut above the rest, able to outperform in clutch, game-deciding moments. These athletes prove that raw athletic ability doesn't necessarily translate to a superior on-field experience—its the mental game that matters most. Sports participation—from the recreational to the collegiate Division I level—is at an all-time high. While the caliber of their games may differ, athletes at every level have one thing in common: the desire to excel. In The Champion's Mind, sports psychologist Jim Afremow, PhD, offers the same advice he uses with Olympians, Heisman Trophy winners, and professional athletes, including: • How to get in a zone, thrive on a team, and stay humble • How to progress within a sport and sustain long-term excellence • Customizable pre-performance routines to hit full power when the gun goes off or the puck is dropped With hundreds of useful tips, breakthrough science, and cutting-edge workouts from the world's top trainers, The Champion's Mind will help you shape your body to ensure a longer, healthier, happier lifetime. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Levels of the Game John McPhee, 2011-04-01 Levels of the Game is John McPhee's astonishing account of a tennis match played by Arthur Ashe against Clark Graebner at Forest Hills in 1968. It begins with the ball rising into the air for the initial serve and ends with the final point. McPhee provides a brilliant, stroke-by-stroke description while examining the backgrounds and attitudes which have molded the players' games. This may be the high point of American sports journalism- Robert Lipsyte, The New York Times |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Black and White Richard Williams, Bart Davis, 2014-05-06 The ... story of Richard Williams, the father who raised and trained two of the greatest women in sports, Venus and Serena. He achieved greatness in spite of hardship and disadvantages to become a successful businessman, family man, and tennis coach-- |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Who Is Michael Ovitz? Michael Ovitz, 2018-09-25 If you're going to read one book about Hollywood, this is the one. As the co-founder of Creative Artists Agency, Michael Ovitz earned a reputation for ruthless negotiation, brilliant strategy, and fierce loyalty to his clients. He reinvented the role of the agent and helped shape the careers of hundreds of A-list entertainers, directors, and writers, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Sean Connery, Bill Murray, Robin Williams, and David Letterman. But this personal history is much more than a fascinating account of celebrity friendships and bare-knuckled dealmaking. It's also an underdog's story: How did a middle-class kid from Encino work his way into the William Morris mailroom, and eventually become the most powerful person in Hollywood? How did an agent (even a superagent) also become a power in producing, advertising, mergers & acquisitions, and modern art? And what were the personal consequences of all those deals? After decades of near-silence in the face of controversy, Ovitz is finally telling his whole story, with remarkable candor and insight. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Zen Tennis Joe Parent, Bill Scanlon, 2015-05-29 The authors provide tennis players advice on staying in the mental zone in order to play their best tennis. There is emphasis on playing in the moment and bringing all available focus and practice to the game at hand. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: On Tennis David Foster Wallace, 2014-06-24 From the author of Infinite Jest and Consider the Lobster: a collection of five brilliant essays on tennis, from the author's own experience as a junior player to his celebrated profile of Roger Federer at the peak of his powers. A long-time rabid fan of tennis, and a regionally ranked tennis player in his youth, David Foster Wallace wrote about the game like no one else. On Tennis presents David Foster Wallace's five essays on the sport, published between 1990 and 2006, and hailed as some of the greatest and most innovative sports writing of our time. This lively and entertaining collection begins with Wallace's own experience as a prodigious tennis player (Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley). He also challenges the sports memoir genre (How Tracy Austen Broke My Heart), takes us to the US Open (Democracy and Commerce at the U.S. Open), and profiles of two of the world's greatest tennis players (Tennis Player Michael Joyce's Professional Artistry as a Paradigm of Certain Stuff About Choice, Freedom, Limitation, Joy, Grotesquerie, and Human Completeness and Federer Both Flesh and Not). With infectious enthusiasm and enormous heart, Wallace's writing shows us the beauty, complexity, and brilliance of the game he loved best. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: One on One John Feinstein, 2011-12-05 John Feinstein's illuminating recollections from two decades of interviews with sports legends. John Feinstein's career is a sports fan's dream-a lifetime of encounters with the great figures in sports, not just on the field, but in the locker room and behind the scenes with legends like Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and John McEnroe. Since his days as a young Washington Post journalist, Feinstein has written twenty-eight books and countless magazine articles and newspaper columns, covering college basketball, golf, tennis, baseball, and very nearly every sport in between. He has told us of victory and defeat, of athletes and coaches we love -- and love to hate. But some of his best stories have been left untold, until now. One on One is an incredible portal into the sports we love-from the box scores and the pageantry of game night and into the hard work and intensity that turn players and coaches into legends. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Bloody Confused! Chuck Culpepper, 2008-08-05 Chuck Culpepper was a veteran sports journalist edging toward burnout . . . then he went to London and discovered the high-octane, fanatical (and bloody confusing!) world of English soccer. After covering the American sports scene for fifteen years, Chuck Culpepper suffered from a profound case of Common Sportswriter Malaise. He was fed up with self-righteous proclamations, steroid scandals, and the deluge of in-your-face PR that saturated the NFL, the NBA, and MLB. Then in 2006, he moved to London and discovered a new and baffling world—the renowned Premiership soccer league. Culpepper pledged his loyalty to Portsmouth, a gutsy, small-market team at the bottom of the standings. As he puts it, “It was like childhood, with beer.” Writing in the vein of perennial bestsellers such as Fever Pitch and Among the Thugs, Chuck Culpepper brings penetrating insight to the vibrant landscape of English soccer—visiting such storied franchises as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool . . . and an equally celebrated assortment of pubs. Bloody Confused! will put a smile on the face of any sports fan who has ever questioned what makes us love sports in the first place. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: The Practice of Practice Jonathan Harnum, 2014-07-01 talent means almost nothing when it comes to getting better at anything, especially music. Practice is everything. This book covers essential practice strategies and mindsets you won't find in any other book. You'll learn the What, Why, When, Where, Who, and especially the How of great music practice. You'll learn what research tells us about practice, but more importantly, you'll learn how the best musicians in many genres of music think about practice, and you'll learn the strategies and techniques they use to improve. This book will help you get better faster, whether you play rock, Bach, or any other kind of music. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: The Mindful Athlete George Mumford, 2015-04-17 The all-star advisor to athletes like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan shares his revolutionary mindfulness-based program for elevating athletic performance—featuring a foreword by legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson. “George helped me understand the art of mindfulness. To be neither distracted or focused, rigid or flexible, passive or aggressive. I learned just to be.” —Kobe Bryant Michael Jordan credits George Mumford with transforming his on-court leadership of the Bulls, helping Jordan lead the team to six NBA championships. Mumford also helped Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, and Lamar Odom and countless other NBA players turn around their games. A widely respected public speaker and coach, Mumford is sharing his own story and the strategies that have made these athletes into stars in The Mindful Athlete: The Secret to Pure Performance. His proven, gentle but groundbreaking mindfulness techniques can transform the performance of anyone with a goal, be they an Olympian, weekend warrior, executive, hacker, or artist. When Michael Jordan left the Chicago Bulls to play baseball in 1993, the team was in crisis. Coach Phil Jackson, a long-time mindfulness practitioner, contacted Dr. Kabat-Zinn to find someone who could teach mindfulness techniques to the struggling team—someone who would have credibility and could speak the language of his players. Kabat-Zinn led Jackson to Mumford and their partnership began. Mumford has worked with Jackson and each of the eleven teams he coached to become NBA champions. His roster of champion clients has since blossomed way beyond basketball to include corporate executives, Olympians, and athletes in many different sports. With a charismatic teaching style that combines techniques of engaged mindfulness with lessons from popular culture icons such as Yoda, Indiana Jones, and Bruce Lee, Mumford tells illuminating stories about his larger-than-life clients. His writing is down-to-earth and easy to understand and apply. The Mindful Athlete is an engrossing story and an invaluable resource for anyone looking to elevate their game, no matter what the pursuit, and includes a foreword by Phil Jackson. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Becoming a True Champion Kirk Mango, Daveda Lamont, 2012 Becoming a True Champion offers a path to achieving athletic excellence, longevity, and dignity through the values and hard work that once distinguished athletes as true role models. Providing an antidote to images of misbehaving athletes, this book guides readers through the ethics and standards that will set them apart both on and off the field. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Open Court Carol Clippinger, 2008-12-24 Here I am not someone's little sister. Not someone's daughter. Not someone's friend. This game beckons me—chooses me. I am a warrior. An Amazon. I am beautiful. And I play to win. Holloway Braxton takes no prisoners on the tennis court. She's nationally ranked on the junior circuit, and she has outgrown the local competition. Her parents want to send her to a tennis academy where they regularly churn out professional players, but Hall isn't sure she's ready to devote her entire life to tennis, especially after her training partner has a breakdown at a tournament. Is it possible to be a tennis phenom and a regular teenager at the same time? |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Are You Listening? Jenny Rogers, 2021-09-09 'Absorbing' - The Guardian 'Are You Listening? is a real gem: full of insights about the human psyche, non-fiction, as gripping as a novel' - Miranda Levy, author of THE INSOMNIA DIARIES on Twitter It is very rare as an adult to find a place where you are not judged, where you can be open, honest and vulnerable: that is exactly what coaching provides. Through twenty stories from her 32 years in the coaching room, Jenny demonstrates how even the most successful people can be held back by doubts, limitations and human dilemmas, such as: · 'Can I be my real self at work?' · 'What's my purpose in life?' · 'How do I deal with unhappiness and disappointment?' · 'Should I go for a job where I get paid a fortune but know I'd be miserable?' Through these moving, beautifully written stories, Jenny reflects on the meaning of modern relationships, demonstrating how the courage to be vulnerable can make a huge, transformative difference to the quality of all our lives. 'Jenny Roger cherishes the core of truth in each of us' - Sally Helgesen, author of HOW WOMEN RISE |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Coaching the Mental Game H.A. Dorfman, 2017-03-01 Whoever claims winning isn't everything obviously has not spoken with an athletic coach.Coaching the Mental Game offers coaches of all sports a definitive volume for effectively understanding an athlete's mental awareness, which in turn will help drive success. Author H.A. Dorfman details appropriate coaching strategies aimed at perfecting the player's mental approach to performance. Coaching the Mental Game will become the Bible for coaches who strive to make their athletes the most complete performers possible. Not only a wonderful asset to athletic coaches, this book will also prove to be a motivational resource for workers in all industries as well as in the game of life. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: The 48 Laws of Power (Special Power Edition) Robert Greene, 2023-11-14 This limited, collector’s edition of The 48 Laws of Power features a vegan leather cover, gilded edges with a lenticular illustration of Robert Greene and Machiavelli, and designed endpapers. This is an authorized edition of the must-have book that’s guided millions to success and happiness, from the New York Times bestselling author and foremost expert on power and strategy. A not-to-be-missed Special Power Edition of the modern classic, now beautifully packaged in a vegan leather cover with gilded edges, including short new notes to readers from Robert Greene and packager Joost Elffers. Greene distills three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz as well as the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Including a hidden special effect that features portraits of Machiavelli and Greene appearing as the pages are turned, this invaluable guide takes readers through our greatest thinkers, past to present. This multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Golf is Not a Game of Perfect Bob Rotella, 2007-09-17 Filled with insightful stories about golf, Dr. Bob Rotella’s delightful book will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player. Dr. Bob Rotella is one of the hottest performance consultants in America today. Among his many professional clients are Nick Price (last year's Player of the Year), Tom Kite, Davis Love III, Pat Bradley, Brad Faxon, John Daly, and many others. Rotella, or “Doc,” as most players refer to him, goes beyond just the usual mental aspects of the game and the reliance on specific techniques. What Rotella does here in this extraordinary book, and with his clients, is to create an attitude and a mindset about all aspects of a golfer's game, from mental preparation to competition. The most wonderful aspect of it all is that it is done in a conversational fashion, in a dynamic blend of anecdote and lesson. And, as some of the world's greatest golfers will attest, the results are spectacular. Golfers will improve their golf game and have more fun playing. Some of Rotella's maxims include: -On the first tee, a golfer must expect only two things of himself: to have fun, and to focus his mind properly on every shot. -Golfers must learn to love 'the challenge when they hit a ball into the rough, trees, or sand. The alternatives—anger, fear, whining, and cheating—do no good. -Confidence is crucial to good golf. Confidence is simply the aggregate of the thoughts you have about yourself. -It is more important to be decisive than to be correct when preparing to play any golf shot or putt. Filled with delightful and insightful stories about golf and the golfers Rotella works with, Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: The Mental Keys to Hitting H.A. Dorfman, 2017-03-01 A must-have book by acclaimed author and expert H.A. Dorfman that highlights the crucial mental components involved in hitting a baseball and playing the game, components that are as important, if not more so, than the intense physical regimen of an athlete....helpful to hitters in little leagues or in the big leagues. The information is clear and to the point... -- Charles Johnson, former catcher, Florida Marlins |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Inner Skiing W. Timothy Gallwey, Robert J. Kriegel, Bob Kriegel, 1977 Inner-game techniques are applied to the skills and strategies of skiing, showing novice and intermediate skiers how to overcome the obstacles of fear, self-consciousness, self-criticism, self-doubt, and poor concentration |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Doubles Domination Bob Allcorn, 2020-11-25 A DISTILLATION OF THE VERY BEST DOUBLES TACTICS, TIPS, STRATEGIES AND SET PLAYS THAT WILL IMPROVE EVERY PLAYER'S DOUBLES GAME IMMEDIATELY - THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THOSE TAKEN FROM MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS AND $100,000 OF DOUBLES LESSONS, AS WELL AS FROM BOOKS, WEBCASTS, ON-LINE TEACHINGS. THESE ARE COORDINATED WITH THE USTA RULES, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT AND FOR YOUR ON-COURT' DISPUTES. NO WAR STORIES. NO DIAGRAMS. JUST FABULOUSLY USEFUL INFORMATION. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Zen Golf Joseph Parent, 2005 In one of the first books to apply age-old Buddhist techniques to the game of golf, a noted PGA Tour instructor and Buddhist teacher shows golfers how to clear their minds, achieve ultimate focus, and play in the moment for each shot. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Open: An Autobiography Andre Agassi, 2009-11-09 He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court – but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: 40-Love Olivia Dade, 2020-05-15 This match is no game. When a rogue wave strips Tess Dunn of her bikini top, desperate, half-naked times call for desperate, please-cover-me-kids-are-coming-closer measures. Enter Lucas Karlsson, AKA that flirty Swede in the water nearby. When he prevents her bare buoys from being exposed to fellow vacationers, even an ocean can't drown the sparks that fly. Lucas, a former top-level tennis pro now giving lessons at the resort, fled there after the abrupt, painful end to his injury-plagued career. But he's finally ready to move on with his life-and after a few late-night, hands-on sessions with Tess, he's eager to prove he's the ace she wants. But this match comes with challenges: She's forty, and at twenty-six, he's barely old enough to rent a car. Worse, they only have two weeks together before Tess returns to her assistant-principal life in Virginia. During that brief time, they'll have to play hard, take a few risks, and find out whether their chemistry is a one-shot wonder...or whether they're meant to be doubles partners for life. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: With Winning in Mind Lanny R. Bassham, 2012-05 Introduces Lanny Bassham's Mental Management system for developing consistent mental performance under pressure with techniques for competitors and coaches whether in sports or business. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: The Rock Warrior's Way Arno Ilgner, 2006 Mental training is scarcely covered in the climbing literature, yet it is as important to performance as strength, flexibility, and technique. In his unique approach to mental training, Arno Ilgner draws essential elements from the rich warrior literature, as well as from sports psychology, and combines these with his extensive climbing experience to create The Rock Warrior?s Way.Here is a comprehensive program for learning how to focus your mental resources during a challenging climb. It includes step-by-step guidance on motivation analysis, information gathering, risk assessment, mental focus, and deliberate transition into action.Poor use of attention creates fear, which can manifest itself as anything from performance anxiety to sheer terror. By using attention more purposefully we can understand how fear is created, deal with it effectively, and free ourselves to get back in touch with a far more powerful motivating force: our love of climbing. We can then create the kind of unbending intention that leads to outstanding performance. The Rock Warrior?s Way is a revolutionary program for climbers who want to improve both their performance and their enjoyment of climbing. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: The Competitive Buddha Jerry Lynch, 2021-07-13 This book is about mastery, leadership, and spirituality. Reading it, you will learn what you need to keep, what you need to discard, and what you need to add to your mental, emotional, and spiritual skill set as an athlete, coach, leader, parent, CEO or any other performer in life. You will not only learn about how Buddhism can help you to be better prepared for sports and life, but how sports and life can teach you about Buddhism. You will discover how people from all parts of the world have brought together the Buddha and athletics for greater fun, enjoyment and pleasure during their performances. Jerry Lynch demonstrates how certain timeless core Buddha values will inspire you to embrace and navigate the unchartered waters of mastery. You will find the Buddha mind and the Kobe Bryant Mamba Mentality to be quite interesting and very useful. When it comes to leadership and coaching, this book will teach you how the best of the best coaches today use the ancient methods for these modern times, especially when it comes to the concept of Servent Leader. You will learn very specific strategies and techniques to implement this special way to guide and lead. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: The Confident Mind Nathaniel Zinsser, 2022-01-27 You don't have to be born confident. You can learn to be confident. Here's how. Dr Nate Zinsser works with the cream of the US military to prepare them mentally for leadership and for action. He also trains top sportsmen and women to develop the self-belief essential for world-class performance. Now he shares the tried and tested techniques he has perfected over many years to help anyone who wants to acquire the confidence that will enable them to perform at their very best, whatever the environment, however stressful the situation. In the process he shows how to make positive use of nervousness, what acquiring a 'success cycle' involves, and why self-assurance, like all skills, requires constant practice. Drawing on the latest research, and packed with real-life examples, this is a supremely practical - and inspirational - guide to achieving bullet-proof confidence. __________________________________________ 'The new definitive guide to building and mastering confidence.' Forbes 'Gamechanging advice on how to dispel those pesky naysaying voices.' Guardian |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Inner Tennis W. Timothy Gallwey, 1976 |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: On the Ropes G. Beattie, 1996 An exploration of the boxing world, focusing on Brendan Ingle's famous Sheffield gym which has produced such fighters as Bomber Graham and Prince Naseem Hamed. Based on the author's own experiences in the gym, the book provides an account of the hopes, experiences and lifestyles of the boxers. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Locker Room Power David Sammel, 2019-07-16 Think about the best athletes you''ve ever known. Consider what set them apart from other athletes; what made them so effective without any obvious signs of slowing down? The truth is that every great athletic feat achievement is first achieved in the mind. It doesn''t matter how hard you train, if your mind is not prepared for success, you won''t achieve greatness. Locker Room Power is an aura you can create and is a major factor in winning before you begin. Locker Room Power is a powerful tennis book that relates to all sports! Inside this step-by-step playbook, you''ll find practical ways to improve your mental performance, no matter what sport you play. This guide will teach you what mentally tough really is and how to become mentally strong. Many books tell you what you need to do to face life''s challenges. This book explains the HOW and is full of practical tools. We all know this aura exists. What I like about this book is that you give it an identity. - Tim Henman This is a top book by a top coach. - Judy Murray David is different from most coaches training mindset. He can relate problems and questions to the mentality of great athletes under pressure and bind them together to help you solve issues with confidence. Apart from his vast experience, he is still an active coach on tour. This is real life competition at the highest levels. Athletes and entrepreneurs come to him because they need help to navigate their mind-set to get the best out of themselves. They need honest answers and practical tools that help in and out of work, they trust that he has answers and can advise them based on Pro Tour and life experience. Here''s a preview of what you''ll discover in this book: Specific ways Locker Room Power can help you identify the key factors you need to consistently perform at the highest level Practical and tactical ways to mentally improve your performance and reach your potential in sport Robust information on how LRP can help you tackle fears and doubts, and how to make a statement which opponents fear Key strategies for mental training, confidence building, and mind development And much more Anyone reading this book or engaging with David will feel amazingly challenged yet optimistic about their future. David has coached players at every level including Grand Slams from Junior Champions to top 100, over a dozen of whom have represented their countries in the Olympics, Davis Cup and Fed Cup, including Wes Moodie, the 2005 Wimbledon doubles champion. His passion is excellence through the bravery of thought, helping people achieve more than they believed possible, converting hopes into reality. Think of the most successful athletes of all time and almost every one of them has a certain invincibility and aura in the way they go about their business and present themselves to the world. Sometimes mistaken for arrogance, this self-belief is essential in succeeding in professional sport - and in everyday life. There''s no doubt that talent plays a part, but the best believe they''re the best and, perhaps more importantly, they make their opponents believe they''re the best too. Whether you are new to the world of sports or a veteran pro athlete, Locker Room Power will not only help you grow on the field - but also achieve excellence in life as well. The impact LRP has on your performance and how to create that all-important psychological edge over your opponents is immense. David believes that working at the highest level keeps his focus and knowledge current. He loves doing private mentoring and workshops as these emphasise the importance of application. Visit www.lockerroompower.com for further information. Contact; david@lockerroompower.com Taking the time to read this book, will help you create your own LRP! |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Expert in a Year Sam Priestley, Ben Larcombe, 2015-08-18 Sam Priestley was never Mr Sporty. After failed attempts at rowing and running he had all but given up on the possibility of becoming a sportsman. That was until childhood friend, and table tennis coach, Ben Larcombe convinced him to act as the guinea pig in an experiment he had concocted - The Expert in a Year Challenge. Starting 1st January 2014 novice Sam was immersed in the world of competitive table tennis. He began training every day and over the course of the year notched up hundreds of hours of practice in an attempt to reach a seemingly impossible goal. There was blood, sweat, tears, injuries, frustrations and moments of elation as the pair travelled up and down the UK, and beyond, in their quest for training, mentors and competition. Sam found potential he never thought he had, got better at table tennis than most people thought possible, and discovered what it feels like when 1.5 million people watch you fail. Here is their story, including all the ridiculous training methods and unreachable goals, and the surprising lessons they learnt from playing table tennis every day for a year. |
| inner game of tennis audiobook: Summary of The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey QuickRead, Alyssa Burnette, You’ve heard how life is like a box of chocolates-- now get ready to learn how life is really like a game of tennis. The Inner Game of Tennis (1972) might be a self-help blast from the past, but it still has a lot to offer! In this book, W. Timothy Gallwey unpacks the internal battle that goes on inside each of us every day and how it uses your mind like a tennis ball. Maintaining this analogy throughout the text, Gallwey demonstrates the impact of this battle on our cognitive performance and the top tips we need to learn if we want to win. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original work. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and want us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com. |
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May 16, 2025 · inner (not generally comparable, comparative innermore, superlative innermost) Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the …
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1. situated within or farther within; interior: an inner room. 2. more intimate, private, or secret: the inner workings of an organization. 3. of or pertaining to the mind or spirit; mental; spiritual: the …
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Something that's described as inner is at the center or interior. You inner ear, for example, is the part of your ear that you can't see. The inner pocket of your winter coat is the one closest to …
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What does the word inner mean? There are 24 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word inner , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation …
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Inner refers to something that is located inside or towards the center of something else. It is used to denote a position or part that is further from the external surface or edge. Inner can also …
INNER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of INNER is situated farther in. How to use inner in a sentence.
INNER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
INNER definition: 1. inside or contained within something else: 2. Inner feelings or thoughts are ones that you do…. Learn more.
INNER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Inner definition: situated within or farther within; interior.. See examples of INNER used in a sentence.
INNER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
being or located further inside. 2. happening or occurring inside. 3. relating to the soul, mind, spirit, etc. 4. more profound or obscure; less apparent. 5. exclusive or private. (of a compound) …
inner adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
Definition of inner adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
inner - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
May 16, 2025 · inner (not generally comparable, comparative innermore, superlative innermost) Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the …
Inner - definition of inner by The Free Dictionary
1. situated within or farther within; interior: an inner room. 2. more intimate, private, or secret: the inner workings of an organization. 3. of or pertaining to the mind or spirit; mental; spiritual: the …
Inner - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
Something that's described as inner is at the center or interior. You inner ear, for example, is the part of your ear that you can't see. The inner pocket of your winter coat is the one closest to …
inner, adj. & n.² meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English …
What does the word inner mean? There are 24 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word inner , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation …
What does Inner mean? - Definitions.net
Inner refers to something that is located inside or towards the center of something else. It is used to denote a position or part that is further from the external surface or edge. Inner can also …
