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Motivation to Win - The NY Knicks

 

            The reason for success behind any work or objective is of motivation. Motivation is commonly defined as the general willingness or desire of a person to complete any task. There are a lot of factors involved in this process which shall be discussed later in the research paper. Motivation also consists of a process which includes factors like need, motive, behavior, consequence, satisfaction or dissatisfaction and feedback. For example a certain player wants to score a basket in a particular game. He wants to score so that is his 'need', then he decides to play that particular game in which he wants to score which becomes his motive. So when he plays the game, supported by his performance, is the behavior which results in him scoring a basket or not. Then the outcome of the scoring is the consequence which makes him happy. His happiness is his satisfaction, which gives him inner peace. Other congratulate him and he is proud of himself for which he is given the feedback of performing in the same spirit again. (Lussier et al., 2008).
             As far as sports are concerned, the best motivation tool for a sports man is self-interest. Without that hardly any sportsman succeeds to keep moving in the long run. Sports are a passion for most, but dies with time due to physical exhaustion and other de-motivating factors. But when the tool of self-interest steps in which asks them the basic question of 'what is in it for me', they reconsider. This is one of the basic and most important aspects of motivation which means creating win win situations. Expectations also play a vital role for a sportsman. If he/she is confident, optimistic and positive about his role and performance in a game, he/she is most likely to be motivated within him. Such a person would perform in his best capacity expecting productive outcomes for him and his team. (Peak Performance, 2011).
             A study by Pat Riley, the current coach of Miami Heat and ex-coach of New York Knicks, showed a simple method on how a failure can be turned into a success and how to motivate sportsmen in his book 'The Winner Within'.


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