Quotes About Expectations

Once you start going out putting expectation levels on yourself, you lose the concept of trying to win the game.

Playing for your country may seem like a massive thing, but you can build it into something it's not and put yourself under pressure from what the media say, but at the end of the day it's not life and death.

The idea of someone not liking me or not liking my movie was always easier to deal with than someone really liking it. I don't know why.

Don't be limited by the expectations of others. You can always be better and do more.

One of the problems we had was trying to live up to this bubbly image. All the music was supposed to be bubbly. That's what people expected from us. But that was very limiting.

There are limits on what a president can achieve or do, but the expectations are so great.

I've hit in the middle of the lineup for a long time now, and my job is to produce.

I had great apprehension in locking lips with Namit on the screen. I come with my own prerogatives.

In this league, you'll have a good week on defense and the next week get lit up.

I wanted people not to look at me as a little girl, but I was a little girl so how could I ask the world not to?

But Liverpool is a big club, and expectations are high, so it is normal that you are going to be criticised.

I never expected to have such a long career, it's been 52 years.

I'm from Long Island, which is a very cookie-cutter place.

I'm sure there's a long list of one-time all-stars, and I don't want to be on it.

I have a long list of filmmakers I want to work with. But I have also always had this touch of reality, that if it doesn't happen, it's okay.

I exceeded my expectations of longevity in the NBA.

A lot of people come to Los Angeles and think that they're going to be famous, just like that.

I know a lot of very rich, very successful, very lonely women in Los Angeles, and I never wanted to be one of them.

If Mourinho loses 4-1, he doesn't sleep well.

Some losses are harder to take than others. You can lose and play well. It is when you lose and don't do the things you worked on and don't do what you say you would that is difficult.

My love life is not as interesting as people think it is.

When I was younger, it was like, 'Yay, lesbians love me!' I didn't know there was a responsibility that came with it.

It's impossible to get everyone to love you.

Sometimes all your fanbase wants you to do is stay within your envelope and do you because that's what they love you for.