Quotes About Self-expectation

I have always thought of comedy as an important job and medium, and so I put pressure on myself to do the best I can.

The single most outwardly identifiable trait demonstrated by a winning human being is that of positive self-expectation- which is pure and simple optimism.

The hope of the world lies in what one demands, not of others, but of oneself.

Moque-toi d'une mauvaise réputation. Crains une bonne que tu ne pourrais pas soutenir.

You get down on yourself. You get disappointed in yourself. I expect more out of myself. As far as losing confidence as far as what I can do, that won't ever happen.

Nobody puts more expectation on me than myself. That's just the heart of the competitor. That's how I was raised.

You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.

Put as much pressure on me as possible. I have no qualms handling that, because I expect that out of myself.

There's so much pressure on kids to perform and to be the best they can be, and particularly with boys: boys who are the gifted ones get loaded with an awful lot of expectation and self-expectation, and that's really hard for an 18 year old.

When you're young, you try to meet that expectation that people have of you. It can be very stressful. But with time it's become less of problem.

Each morning when you wake, and everyday for the rest of your life... Expect the best of yourself, and accept the rest from yourself.

The more we are allowed to be the masters of our fates, the more we expect ourselves to be.

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands upon himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.

Two kinds of clarity support habit formation: clarity of values and clarity of action. The clearer I am about what I value, and what action I expect from myself—not what other people value, or expect from me—the more likely I am to stick to my habits.

I've always been a bit shy, especially in new situations. But I have that other side in me too. Cricket demands that you grow up fast. Playing in domestic tournaments as an overseas player, you're expected to score runs and bring a lot to the group. And I expect that of myself.

NEVER be surprised by your own success!

You can't wake up miserable and expect something outside yourself to change that mood, you have to be willing to change that mood so you expect the best from your outside world.

The hope of the world lies in what one demands, not of others, but of oneself.

Let us all be men and women in full. Let us expect from ourselves more than we think we can give, more than we think we can do and more than we think we already know.

Most of us do not prepare for a large career because we do not expect enough of ourselves.

Work always as if you were a master, expect from yourself a masterpiece.

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.

Excellence comes when you ask of yourself more than anyone else does.