Combine this finicky expectation of loss with a kind of arrogance ("They make toys out there in Silicon Valley, " Olsen famously said) and you have the makings of a great fall.
Any rational assessment of the impact must result in the expectation that so large a loss of employment will throw a shock into the already wobbly recovery.
She approached the 2001 French Open as one of the tournament favourites, but the expectation from home fans proved too much for her to bear and she suffered an embarrassing first-round loss.