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  Athlete Motivation In sport, motivations are diverse and often overlap (Most, 1983). The main aspects can be traced back to the need for movement, that is, the search for gratification through kinesthetic sensations, and the need for validation. Assertiveness through sport can express the need to find meaning in one's existence (Tamorri, Manili, Baldo, 1988), to become aware of one's limitations, to give one's body meaning again, to be able to impose oneself and to have prestige. Read more There are two main classes of motivation research in sport: ·         primary motivations ·         secondary motivations Play and agonism found in the most rewarding human activities are recognized in the primary motivations. Play is a fundamental activity common to all individuals. At the biological level, it helps restore neurodynamic balance through a motor discharge that gives way to a free and pleasurable ...