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The Inner Game of Tennis

by W. Timothy Gallwey · 1974

W. Timothy Gallwey's short book about attention, learning, and performance under pressure.

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Bill Gates portrait in 2018 Bill GatesCo-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist

Gates included The Inner Game of Tennis in his 2022 all-time favorite books list.

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Gates included The Inner Game of Tennis in his 2022 all-time favorite books list.

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Gates Notes · 2022 · accessed 2026-06-22

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The first-party Gates Notes page presents these titles as Bill Gates all-time favorite books for holiday 2022; the catalog text is a summary rather than a verbatim quote.

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W. Timothy GallweyCoach and author

Author of The Inner Game of Tennis, included in Bill Gates's 2022 all-time favorites list.