In 1974 Timothy Gallwey introduced The Inner Game of Tennis, the first of a series of Inner Game books, offering a methodology for the development of personal and professional excellence in a variety of fields. Revised in 1997 (and presented here in the 2008 edition with a new foreword and preface), Gallwey's self-coaching guide explains how to focus your mind to overcome nervousness, self-doubt, and distractions. With examples and anecdotes, he describes the state of "relaxed concentration" that allows you to play at your best, how to build skills by smart practice, and then put it all together in match play.