Motivation in Sport – Discovering Your “Reason”
Motivation in Sport – Discovering Your “Reason” June 5, 2011 By Simon Hartley MSc by Simon Hartley Be World Class Why does a swimmer get out of bed at 4am on a cold, wet Tuesday in December. Why do they drive all the way to the pool and swim up and down for two hours? Why do they then have a bite of breakfast before doing a tough strength & conditioning session, followed by an hour of physiotherapy, a bite of lunch, a meeting with the performance analyst, a meeting with the coach and back in the pool for another 2 hours? What’s it all in aid of? Why do they do all this six or seven days a week for years on end? The answer is perfectly simple for many; it’s all in pursuit of an Olympic Gold Medal. That’s what motivates them. That’s their reason. The foundation of motivation is the reason . We have to have a reason to do something, or a reason not to. Often we forget the importance of this and we do things out of habit. After a whil...