Tiger parents express their love through expectation of greatness, not in acceptance of mediocrity.

CNN: Why tiger moms are great

Today, however, middle-class shoppers around the world are not content to be marooned in mediocrity.

ECONOMIST: The urge to scrimp and splurge

Fixed pricing is the surest recipe to encourage the agency to settle for mediocrity, because payment is not conditioned on results.

FORBES: The Law Of Unintended Consequences: Why Agencies Have No Incentive To Come Up With Big Ideas

In his world, you do just enough to get by and not a bit more, loving the life of mediocrity.

FORBES: Don't Wait For The Mythical Elevator To Success. It's Out Of Order. Q&A With Wendy Komac

You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity.

NPR: An Author's Companion in Rage, Exile and Return

Far from exposing mediocrity and incompetence, the games have challenged lazy assumptions about what kind of country we are - not just to foreigners but to ourselves.

BBC: Brand GB �C a good games