Quotes About Expectations

We have all come to agree the modern players cannot be one-trick ponies, and we are especially critical of those who do not consistently produce in the biggest games.

Sequels face the risk of being constantly compared to the first film.

Our constituents rightly hold us accountable for results.

Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated expectations beyond reality in some respects.

But sometimes I've felt a little constrained by that idea of who I'm meant to be.

All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you have in mind?'

I became so consumed with trying to live up to what the public expected that I lost myself. I don't know of anyone else who can say this.

You see, I was never a big fan of contemporary movies because they always make actresses and actors look too perfect.

I don't have the similar amount of success like my contemporaries have.

I'm done thinking about, 'I have to go up to be a title contender, I have to stress.'

I don't want to be one of those players that gets the contract and the main focus is on him.

You see a lot of times that when a player comes through to the first team and gets the big contract, they do not take the second step because they think they have made it. The truth is that this is when it really starts.

I always thought once you get your contract, I think that's when the accolades and all that stuff comes.

I didn't think I'd be getting a contract at 34. That wasn't in my mind.

I don't want to be like those guys that, two or three years into their contract, they do really good, and then they don't care.

When you get drafted and sign a large contract, people expect results right away.

If you are feeling pressure, it should be before you get a contract and not after it.

Often men dont even realise theyre sad. Boys are brought up to unconsciously feel they would be breaking their man contract if they were to cry too much.

In live action movies, you just hope that everything works. Because the actor may had a bad morning and doesn't play good, or accidents happen continuously. Many things contradict what you are trying to say. But in cartoons, nothing contradict what you want to say.

Going into my first Ryder Cup, my big fear was that I would contribute nothing to the team and that we'd lose.

As a black man working in the business, it's a challenge sometimes to get some of these things and these stories told when they don't quite fit in a box or convention of what people expect of you or what you should be telling.

I never thought I was going to be an architect in the conventional sense.

People always blame the girl; she should have said no. A monosyllable, but conventional wisdom has always been that boys can't manage it.

If Alabama were 8-4, they'd still be dominating the conversation.