The Quieted Mind | The Inner Game of Tennis
I am currently in the 3rd chapter of The Inner Game of Tennis , a book that teaches how to play and live in 'The Zone.' Many great coaches like Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks praise this book, and some coaches like Steve Kerr read it at the start of each new season. 'The Zone' is the feeling that athletes get when they're are performing at their best. In the book author W. Timothy Gallwey calls it 'Peak Performance,' and he writes that Peak Performance comes from a quiet and focused mind that just performs and doesn't overthink. Overthinking gets in your body's way when it is trying to perform. Practice, practice, practice, but when it is time to play, trust your body to do what it needs to do and get your mind and your negative talk out of the way. Another thing that gets in the way of Peak Performance is the voices in our heads. What we think and tell ourselves plays a big part in how we play. The ultimate goal is to play comp...