Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic MotivationAthletes practice and compete
in sports for various reasons. Majorly, these reasons fallunder the
intrinsic or extrinsic motivation categories (Sheldrick, 2012).
Under the intrinsicmotivation, athletes engage in sporting
activities for satisfaction and enjoyment whereas underextrinsic
motivation the athletes participate in the sports mainly for
material gain. In competitivesports, extrinsic motivation takes a
central role. This is because, in such sports, the athletesreceive
publicity from the media, material rewards among other things due
to their talen …