It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. John Steinbeck

• goals
• expectation

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised. Denis Waitley

• expectation
• optimism

Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's levels of aspiration and expectation. Jack Nicklaus

• expectation
• achievement
• accomplishment

Obviously there have been times when I've failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail. Michael Jordan

• expectation
• failure

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. Michael Jordan

• expectation

Ask more from your customers. Ask more from your employer. Ask more from your employees. But before you ask more from anyone else, first ask more from yourself. Larry Winget

• expectation
• standards

This is the source.

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high. Look it squarely in the eye, and say, "I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me." Ann Landers

• expectation

If you think something's supposed to hurt, you're less likely to notice if you're doing it wrong. Paul Graham

• expectation
• pessimism

You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It's their mistake, not my failing. Richard Feynman

• expectation
• responsibility
• accomplishment

This is the source.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine. Bruce Lee

• expectation