satisfaction arising out of the behavior itself. Supported by the explanation of Robert C. Beck 144, intrinsic motivation refers to factors that make certain
activities rewarding in and of them. Being a professional basketball player as an African-American is a happiness for Russell. He can meet the President of the
United States in the White House just because he is a national champion. As an African-American who has no rights, it makes a deep impression and affects the
rest of his days. The pride brings him a satisfaction. It was great that I could be a national champion. It was great that I could
meet the President of the United States in the White House. But from Washington to Louisiana and all the way back across the Deep
South I was just another black boy, just so much dirt, with no right, with no element of human courtesy or decency shown to me or mine.
It made an impression. A deep one. It made one that may have affected the rest of my days 37.
It can be concluded that Russell has approach and intrinsic motivation to be a basketball star. It is his goal to be a basketball star. He loves playing
basketball. That is why he wants to follow his brother footstep as a basketball player, besides he admires him much. There is no one who forces him playing
basketball. It is his own desire to be it. Being a basketball star, a national champion, gives him self satisfaction. He plays basketball for his own sake.
2. Russell’s Avoidant and Extrinsic Motivation to be a Basketball Star
Higgins in Franken’s Human Motivation 3 states that in avoidant behavior, people do things to avoid something.
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Russell is not as great as his brother in playing basketball. He does not make any scores when playing with the team. He begins to lose his spirit. He quits
and does not want to join any basketball team anymore. One day, Powles, his coach asks him to practice more and give him two dollars to join the Boys Club.
Russell avoids making him disappointed. He takes the money and plays every afternoon and night 20-21.
Huffman, Vernoy and Vernoy 401 explain that extrinsic motivation is the desire to perform an act because of external rewards or avoidance of
punishment. They will perform something well in order to get money, gold medal, certificate, grades, or because they have to. If they do not do it, then someone will
get angry and give punishment. They act something to please a certain person or group. In extrinsic motivation, enjoyment and interest is not necessary.
In his senior year, Russell plays for the school team. He has deferent idea with the coach. As the player, he has to follow the coach’s rules. He has to be
what the coach wants. It does not matter whether he likes or not. Phil Woolpert, the USF coach, had an entirely different idea about the way
Russell would play basketball. Woolpert wanted me to playing the same fashion as his former center, who
had been 6-5. I was 6-10. My style was defense, plus shooting. We established a détente of sorts. I was to be scorer, but in my own mind I was
concentrating on learning everything I could about defense and about blocking shots 26.
After Russell’s mother died, his father works very hard. He does not have much time to take care of the children. He never again sees their report cards.
Russell signs his brother’s and his brother signs his’. He is busy working to fulfill their needs. There is a separation. There is loneliness. Russell loves his father. He
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knows that his family needs much money to survive, but he does not want His father to work hard and have no time for him. He does not like to be separated
with his family. That is why he signs his contract as a basketball player and gets 100,001 dollars for it. He says to his father not to work again 17.
Russell plays better to win. It is the only way for him to get paid. He needs the money; so that he tries hard to practice a lot and learn the method to beat the
opponent 27. He wants to get much money. He is thinking to be rich. He thinks that it will be fun if he has a lot of money. That is why he is very happy when his
team wins the final game in a world championship 43. Furthermore, being a basketball player is a profession for him. It is a
profession to make money. But, let this be a true statement about professional sports for any of you
who may ever be considering it. Professional sports is a profession. The owners are never going to be in love with you. Never. They’re in it to
make money and you are in it to make money and never the twain shall fully meet, expect occasionally in the tumult and ecstasy of a world
championship game 64.
In conclusion, Russell’s avoidant and extrinsic motivation to be a basketball star is to avoid making his coach’s disappointment and anger. His
enjoyment and interest is not necessary. Because he loves and cares of his father, he plays basketball in order to get money. It is just a profession to make money.
He does not want his father to work hard anymore.
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3. Russell’s Achievement Motivation to be a Basketball Star
