Failure: Acceptors focus exclusively on practicing sports, which is why they are more dedicated to the demands of athletics. These student-athletes will devote more time and effort to that sport (Simons, Rheenen, & Covington, 2014). Failure: Acceptors have only one academic motivation which is to “remain minimally academically fit to play their sport” (Simons, Rheenen, & Covington, 2014, p.444). This quote explains that student-athletes only work on academics to maintain a certain GPA and continue playing. On the other hand, Failure Avoiders' failure plays a much stronger role in pushing them to devote less time and effort to academics and to engage more in athletics. This type of athlete works to avoid failure. These students “often have low self-esteem due to a history of academic failure” (Simons, Rheenen, & Covington, 2014, p.435). That academic failure may be the reason that made them become more interested in athletics and changed what they were most motivated by. Both of these types of athletes show that the action of taking up a sport demands more of them mentally and