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"So, yeah, I can say I always set my expectations so high that I had a lot to live up to."
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"You know, when you can play with the greatest players of that particular era, you look forward to going to the ballpark. I mean, you thought it was great to be there in the clubhouse. You thought it was great to be on the field."

"I've seldom seen a horny player walk into a bar and not let out exactly what he did for a living."

"These guys were the best. They were the best at their positions and made playing the game easier. And at the same time it made it so much more enjoyable."

"So, yeah, I can say I always set my expectations so high that I had a lot to live up to."

"A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops."
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"I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise."

"Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself."

"Expectations create and shape reality."

"Long ago, before I had ever seen a diamond, I read about them and I tried to imagine what they would be like ... When I saw a real diamond in a lady's ring one day I was so disappointed I cried. Of course, it was very lovely but it wasn't my idea of a diamond."

"Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter."

"Whatever you search for will either meet you halfway or wait for you."

"What makes earth feel like hell is our expectation that it should feel like heaven."

"When we set expectations and nourish them with appreciation, we will get better results."

"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."

"American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers."
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