But on March 12, three years after his arrival in New York City, his aspirations were dashed in a sudden crash of steel and asphalt on Interstate 95 in the Bronx.
Richie Porte's hopes of winning an Olympic medal in Rio were dashed in a downhill crash in the men's road race that left the Australian cyclist in hospital nursing a broken scapula.
But those expectations were dashed in a strong election performance by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his party, which has already recruited enough independent lawmakers to form a parliamentary majority.
Five years ago, Great Britain went into a final of the Tri-Nations, the predecessor of this tournament, against Australia at Elland Road with high hopes, but they were dashed in a blistering opening 20 minutes by a rampant Kangaroos side.
The hopes of Conference South side Bromley were dashed in a thrilling 4-3 defeat by Conference side Dartford.
"We've got one more game against Barcelona that we can go and enjoy". Mikael Lustig was not so upbeat, with the defeat coming soon after Sweden's World Cup hopes were dashed in a play-off with Portugal.
Flintridge Prep in Santa Barbara Tournament: The Rebels tournament title chances were dashed in a loss to host Santa Barbara in the championship round Saturday, 60-47.
But those dreams were dashed in a difficult and emotional year with the Bolshoi, during which Womack said she struggled to make herself visible.
The No. 2 team from the Sunset League, the Chargers pounded Murrieta Valley (6-0), Canyon (13-0) and Orange Lutheran (6-0) before their title hopes were dashed in a loss to defending champion Santiago of Corona.
If you'd hoped that these blips of various seriousness would be resolved in time for Obama, or yourself, to pay another visit during this presidential term -- well, it would appear those hopes have been dashed in a rather dramatic fashion.
