"A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder." by Thomas Carlyle

What this quote means is that in order to advance and to be successful you  need a cause.A cause would be a goal that you desire to achieve.If there is no goal presented then you do not know what you are looking for and will most likely not be able to achieve you goal.An example might be a guy who depends on glasses, if he doesn't have them then he has nothing to use to advance and complete his goals.,when he has them on he knows where he is and what to do next.If you were to use an example of this in sports then, basically if the goals weren't there then you would not have a purpose you would simply be lost and there would be no point in the game.