Another example is Damien Duff – who apparently when he first signed as a pro – was completely unaware of how much he was being paid and had to ask a family member to look after his finances as he did not know what to with his money. Rio Ferdinand has recently tweeted that he would still be a footballer even if he was on the average wage.
A well-known football (soccer) manager (Martin O’Neill) said recently that the best players to work with were the ones that were unconcerned about how much they earn. According to Hardy, Jones and Gould (1993) elite athletes must have high levels of intrinsic motivation in order to sustain effort through dips in form and confidence. an athlete driven by a need to succeed because they want to be the best and are not overly concerned by financial or ego boosts.
Intrinsic motivation comes from within i.e. Extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation Written by James BarracloughĮxtrinsic motivation is ‘external’: people – in this case athletes – are driven to succeed by factors from outside i.e.
