--- ## Top 3 Quotes > The concentrated mind has no room for thinking how well the body is doing, much less of the how-to’s of the doing. When a player is in this state, there is little to interfere with the full expression of his potential to perform, learn and enjoy. The ability to approach this state is the goal of the Inner Game. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h3xx0nk18g2vv50r7a5h79bh)) > coach brings him over to a mirror and tells him to swing in front of the mirror. At this point, he’s able to easily change his swing. After he stopped passing active judgment on his swing and simply saw what it looked like in a mirror, which provides no judgment and only reflection, he was able to make a change. ([View Highlight](https://www.shortform.com/app/highlights/d4c9add5-fdf5-4bb8-9aa9-585a274d5cc3)) - 💭 non judgemental correction > Where had this energy come from that allowed me to run so far without stopping? I hadn’t felt frightened; I simply didn’t get tired or cold. As I relate this story now, it seems that saying “I accepted death” is ambiguous. I didn’t give up in the sense of quitting. In one sense I gave up one kind of caring and was imbued with another. Apparently, letting go of my grip on life released an energy that paradoxically made it possible for me to run with utter abandon _toward_ life. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h41mjrapyw842syjct7n9s60)) - Obligatory author's personal story ## 3 Sentence Summary > What are the crucial points in this book that make it iconic, ideas I want to remember for the rest of my life? 1. In everything we do there is [[The inner game]] 2. For deliberate practice and performance, figure out our desired outcome, trust our self 2 by not interfering, and simply notice instead of letting self 1 pass judgment on performance 3. ## Author's Purpose - Spread the word about the inner game ## Content ### Concepts [[Self 1]] [[Self 2]] [[Relaxed concentration]] [[The inner game]] [[Correction stunts performance]] [[Internal judgment]] ### Practices ## Personal Revelations ### Why I started reading this book - Aidan book club hehe **How was this book relevant to my current life? Did it answer a specific question, enlighten me on a topic, etc.** ### Reading Logs ### Thoughts [[Aidan Book Club Inner Game Of Tennis 2023-06-28]] ### Review ## Future Plans ### Questions - ### Further Reading - ### Book Implementation #### Habits - #### Dailies - #### To Dos - ***