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"I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old."
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"Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack."
"Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter."
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"Expectations create and shape reality."
"Not the action, but the expectation creates results."
"Expectation creates the reality."
"Through our expectations, we violently expand and try to fill the world with our proofs of worth."
"Live without expectations. Don't set parameters on your life by telling yourself that something can only be enjoyed if it is a certain way. Allow life to surprise you. Keep an open mind and enjoy all of life's treasures."
"The problem with many people is that they would plant a pear tree and expect it to bear some mango fruit."
"I myself have never been enchanted by the dream of the white wedding, and, heaven help us, the expectation that this exquisitely catered event should be 'the happiest moment' of one's life."
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"I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone."
"Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone like me."
"I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I was 19, and I retired. I'm 32, I retired four years ago, so a good third of my life or nearly a third of my life has been all about running."
"I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with the knowledge of what I've been through, take all that experience and use it. I love the challenge of trying to get back to where I've been, and beyond it."
"With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because of the fear factor."
"I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot more relaxed and less guarded."
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