Performance Expectations Quotes

It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where the audiences were all sitting down.

I think it's the hardest part for about 80 percent of the guys in the NBA. That's just the way it is in the NBA, unless you're a mega superstar. You're just going to play wherever you go. You try to find the right fit and the right team with the right system and the right coach at the right time.

Conte is a manager who works very hard and likes people to work hard for him as well.

You shouldn't even be in a band if you can't play Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away.

Typecasting is really rampant in Hollywood, and because I played a costumed character and did it successfully, it was a real stigma.

The older you get, the better you have to look, the higher you have to kick, the harder you have to work.

The Yankees don't pay me to win every day, just two out of three.

A rock star is expected to act like a mess, sound like a mess and look like a mess. People don't expect you to show up on time and be a professional. But when you're a pop star, you have to do all that, look perfect and be a role model.

A positive, high-performance culture can quickly turn negative if the CEO is not rigorous in constantly articulating values and holding people accountable for both results and values.

I play for the audience's pleasure. What I expect from them is not important; it's what they expect from me.

It has gotten worse as I'm becoming more successful. My nerves. Just because there's a bit more pressure, and people are expecting a lot more from me.

I'm an actor, not a clown.

I want to be drafted to a team that knows exactly what they're getting.

I made my England debut against Japan in 2013. Hope Powell, our manager at the time, always demanded the best. She had quite a stern approach... She'd look at you over her glasses sometimes.

The expectation at United is to win every game and you have to be at your very best in training, never mind in the games.

In the U.S. system, too often the best player on an under-17 team will be treated like a 'star' - not having to work for the ball, being the focus of the offense at all times, etc. - at a time when they should be having to fight tooth and nail for their spot.

There may be 10 odd things which I want to do as an actor, and we get an opportunity also, but I need to be sure whether the person I am trusting or the role that I am relying on - is it the correct one?

When my number's called, I'll perform.

It takes a pretty good drummer to be better than no drummer at all.

I think there's a culture in Rajasthan Royals that has been there before I got here, so I've come into it. I've enjoyed being part of it and embraced it. They are quite clear about the fact that bottom lines are important, and there is a certain limit on what you can spend.

It's weird, because usually if you're British and you go to America you play baddies; but I play naughty people here and goodies in America.

I have a problem with the term 'leading man.' It's so limiting; it involves not upsetting anyone. Obviously, we have anti-heroes now, but if we're talking about the two tropes - character actor and leading man - I would so rather be a character actor. That's why I have a career.

When I was drafted, I didn't know any better. I didn't think I had to hit for power.

I have been up and down the batting order and it's difficult. People don't always realise that.

A performance is like a boat. You really want it to arrive at port. So when something goes wrong and it doesn't get there, that touches me a lot.