Tennis. Psychology of Successful Play

Any game consists of two elements - "external game" and "internal games". The "external game" is leading with an external opponent, during it overcome external obstacles and achieve certain external goals. The "inner game" occurs in the consciousness of the player, there are such obstacles in it, as an inability to focus, nervousness, insecurity and self-seen. W. Timothy Galluway argues: You will not achieve any perfection or joy in any game, if you do not pay due attention to the inconspicuous trick of the "internal game", the purpose of which is the disclosure and sale of the potential that covers inside your body. In this book, he tells about the possibilities of the "internal game" on the example of the game of tennis.
The book is addressed to tennis players - professionals and lovers, their coaches, sports psychologists, as well as everyone who loves sports and would like to master the art of "internal games".

About the author
U. Timothy Gallway / Gallwey (W. Timothy Gallwey) is an American business coach, the creator of the personal effectiveness method, known as the "inner game".
U. Timothy Gallway was born in 1938 in San Francisco. After 15 years of grueling training, when he once again missed a very easy blow during the National Youth Championship in Kalamazu, Michigan, Galluway thought about the reasons for such bad luck, and this question had gained fundamental importance for him. Desperate, worthy of Don Quixote hike for truth and beauty, as well as excellent marks at Harvard, where he was the captain of the tennis team, did not give him any answer to this question. Then, after 10 years, abandoning the career in the college administration, he continued his searches for Europe and Asia. And only when Galluway finally refused to search, the answer himself found him. This discovery led to the creation of such a school as "Tennis Yoga" (the school acted on the "Tennis Ranch of John Gardiner" and at the "Esalie Sports Center" in California), to the opening of the "Institute of Internal Game" and writing this book. Bestseller W. Timothy Galluea "The Inner Game of Tennis", who received worldwide glory, was published in 1974. Russian translation of the book called "Tennis: Psychology of Successful Game" Saw Light in the publishing house "Olympus Business" in 2010.
New principles and teaching techniques are nominated in it - both for coaches and athletes. Since then, they have been used to achieve the highest levels in the business world, in health care, in the education system, as well as in the world of sports. Over the past 20 years, Galluway worked most of the time in areas such as education, coaching and preparation for utmost loads, collaborated with leading corporations and non-profit organizations. Among his regular customers - AT & T, Apple, Coca-Cola, IBM.

For whom this book
The book is addressed to tennis players - professionals and lovers, their coaches, sports psychologists, as well as everyone who loves sports and would like to master the art of "internal games"