Linsanity

Introduction

The document talks about Linsanity, which is short real life documentary based on an Asian American Basket ball player Jeremy Lin. Evan Jackson Leong has directed this film elucidating several aspects of the struggle this Asian American sports man had to go through on his road to achievements.

The document will explore the following theme: Motivation and Ambitions. These both elements can make you achieve what you desire in your life. It does not matter to what race you belong but what if you have clear aims in your life you'll achieve what you want. The content of the document is designed to explore the documentary under the light of motivation that can bring about positive change in your life.

Discussion

Motivation is psychological aspect that encourages an individual to achieve desired goal. Motivation and behavior change has been found to have a strong link. Motivation can be considered as a driving force that helps attain an individual a desired behavior. Through motivation, not only one can change perceptions about self identity, but can also bring considerable changes into his or her lifestyle.

Even after receiving no sports scholarship from the high school he continued to chase his dreams and never gave up on seeking out for better and better opportunities. His dreams earned him a place, a dignity, a reputation that he was focused to get. It's always about being focused on your ambitions. You may figure out your goals, dreams and wants but to be focused and work hard to aim them is the most important thing. This is what the documentary elucidates. It sheds life on the some of the most important aspects of life of a sports man which are being ambitious, focused and self motivation.

To a adolescent guy un-interested in competitive sports, making into the basketball team or not making into it is not a big deal, however for a teenage boy whose ambitions, dreams, lives and goals revolves around basketball, making or not making into the basketball team can serve as a consequence of colossal significance. For Jeremy Lin it was the matter of life and death, to achieve his dreams and goals as an Asian American. Motivation generally improves performance. Due to the various effects identified for instance goal oriented behavior, efforts and energy, cognitive processing, as well as effect of consequences, motivation usually results in enhanced performance.

The fundamental achievement demands / tasks the athlete has got to cope with involves: balancing athletic targets with other goals in life and to re-organize one's life-style; dealing with the pressure of selections; seeking out one's specific pathway in sports; winning glory / prestige among friends/ teams and judges and combating with potential interpersonal relationship complications.

When an individual wants to become a famous athlete he or she becomes more conscious about his or her athletic status. Every athlete strives to develop athletic identity. And for an athlete the very idea of developing and sustaining his athletic identity originates from variables such as motivation, knowledge and ...