Motivation Quote by Rob Andrew

Rob Andrew’s line has the clean, blunt snap of locker-room philosophy: confidence isn’t a mood, it’s a switch. For an elite athlete, that binary framing is less about psychology than about performance under pressure. The intent is motivational and disciplinary. If you treat confidence as something you can negotiate with - something you “build up” slowly or wait to arrive - you give doubt too much time to talk. Andrew’s phrasing tries to cut that conversation off. Have it. Act like it. Move.

The subtext is more interesting, and a bit ruthless: “lack of confidence” becomes an excuse word, a softer label for hesitation, fear, or unreadiness. In high-level sport, where selection and reputations hinge on a few moments, that softness can read as self-protection. Andrew is essentially saying: don’t smuggle your anxiety into the room as a personality trait. Own the moment or step aside.

Context matters because athletes are paid to project certainty even when they feel none. Team sports, especially at international level, demand contagious belief: the fly-half who looks unsure infects the entire backline. So the quote functions as social engineering as much as self-talk, a way to enforce a culture where doubt stays private.

It’s also a deliberate simplification. Confidence isn’t actually on/off; it flickers, it’s situational, it can be trained. But the power of Andrew’s line is that it doesn’t care about nuance. It’s a useful lie that keeps you upright when the truth would slow your feet.