Motivation is, more or less. a force which includes or stimulates a person's interest in learning the activity. This force may be the inner urge emanating from within or may be external or outer pulls or attractions which compel and drive him towards the activity. It can thus be said that the main sources of motivation may be natural or artificial, and on the basis of these sources, motivation can be classified into two categories:
(a) Intrinsic Motivation: Intrinsic means something inherent. Instrinsic motivated behaviour is a behaviour which is motivated by person's innate need to feel competent and self-determining in dealing with his or her environment. It comes from within, a feeling of pure enjoyment or satisfaction and provide a sense of personal competence. Intrinsic motivation is the motivation to perform an activity for its own sake; performance for the sake of enjoyment.
(b) Extrinsic Motivation: When an athlete/individual initiates and sustains an activity as a result of pulls, attractions, forces. incentive, etc.. it is called Extrinsic motivation. When an athlete is competing because some other goals or rewards might result from his performance, he can be said to be extrinsically motivated. Where motivation is controlled or regulated by external means or factors such as rewards" prizes, praise, scholarship, social recognisation, position, jobs etc; this type of motivation is called extrinsic motivation, e.g. when an athlete takes part in any activity with the object of winning a medal or trophy- or securing a position or a job.
In real life a person's motivation is infact a combination of both types. When strong extrinsic motivation is combined with high intrinsic motivation, it would result in enhancement of performance.
