Quotes About Expectation

I've been out with injury, health struggles and I've really struggled with my mental health, so to be able to get back and be on the start line has been a challenge. I'm excited just to be there, but obviously I expect a lot of myself and I'm pretty sure other people expect me to come out and be able to still dominate.

All the knowing ones were consulted as to the issue, and they all agreed, to a man, in one of two opinions: either that Bob would flog Billy, or Billy would flog Bob.

People are anticipating my next move, and whatever it's going to be, it's going to be big. I'm not fussy over my opponent.

I respect Sen. Elliott and expect that she will be a strong opponent.

If my opponent wants to think of me as a dunker, it's just gonna shock them more when I show them another part of my game.

Entitlement is the opposite of enchantment.

Well, in some ways I had sort of the opposite experience of other people that are sort of dreaming of being in a rock band. I was dreaming of like corporate lunches and just like, and I'm not really joking. Like the whole idea to me was really appealing.

Arsenal is a team that, even if they score two or three, people believe that at the end of the day, they might lose or draw. They have to learn to seal off games so that the opposition can't come back when they're one or two-nil up.

I always tell the players that we have to expect the best version of our opposition.

If you are the top bowler in your team, you need to get the top batsman in the opposition. So it is expected and people just highlight that particular bit and make it sound like it is gamesmanship.

Optimism is the opium of the people.

I look forward without dogmatic optimism but without dread.

An optimist is a girl who mistakes a bulge for a curve.

I'm a real optimist.

I am an optimist.

I'm a blind optimist when going into things.

I am, if nothing else, an optimist.

I am a hopeless optimist.

Ultimately, I'm an optimist.

Maybe I'm actually an optimist.

The night before the Nobel announcement every year, I've gone to bed feeling quite anxious. I was optimistic, and also I knew it might never happen.

I was like everyone else when Obama was elected - optimistic.

I would say I'm cautiously optimistic.

I always try to be cautiously optimistic.