This is a classic in tennis literature.  Gallwey tells us how to quiet that inner voice in us so that we can enjoy the process of playing effortlessly.  Instead of anxiously thinking of what we're doing wrong, he shows us how to think in terms of discovery and observation.  Instead of making ourselves frustrated over learning a challenging sport, we can find joy everytime we play.  The concepts apply to our lives off the court as well.

Written by Peter Bodo, a writer for Tennis magazine for over 20 years, this is a great read about some of the good and bad things occurring before and after the start of Open tennis.  Through the lives of famous men and women players - Borg, Evert, McEnroe, Martina, Connors, Graf, Capriati - Bodo gives us a glimpse of what it takes to be the best; parts played by mothers, fathers, and coaches;  how big money and big business affect sports for amateurs and pros.  As a tennis coach myself, I always tell my team the story of sportsmanship as Don Budge told it to Peter Bodo (p.314-315) 

Book of 22 short stories and 23 poems.  Good story by Somerset Maugham about the role of luck in one's life.  Another one about a tennis-playing nun by Brendan Gill.  Others include:  the twisted psychology of one woman and her tennis rival; playing mixed doubles with your husband; two spinster sisters who were teenagers during WWII and 'shared' their tennis court with soldiers;  little boy playing imaginary tennis and other games; an FBI agent's fixation on tennis; what can happen to your game and life when one of your regulars gets divorced; one man's observations on the people coming and going over the days of the Wimbledon tournament, with similarities to any sporting event.

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