Mastering the Inner Game

Gallwey emphasizes the separation between the inner and outer games in sports. The outer game involves physical actions, while the inner game is played within the mind against obstacles like self-doubt and anxiety. True success comes from mastering this inner game, which leads to a state of relaxed concentration. As Gallwey puts it, 'The player of the inner game comes to value the art of relaxed concentration above all other skills.'