Leicester City midfielder Marc Albrighton says the Foxes' "massive transformation" will mean nothing if they don't with the Premier League this season.
Leicester have gone from nearly relegated last season to the top of the league in 2015-16 with six games to play. If they can see out the title, Claudio Ranieri's side would become one of the most unlikely champions in the history of English soccer.
With a seven point advantage over closest challengers Tottenham, the Foxes are the bookmakers' favourite to lift the trophy. And the 26-year-old says anything less than a Prem crown won't do.
"It has been going on so long that we keep saying a year ago today," Albrighton told the Mirror.
"Where we were to this, it is a massive transformation. We will never get away from that fact.
"But we have got to concentrate on where we are now. Although it is fantastic it will be worth nothing if we don't see it out."
Given Leicester's familiarity with both the Premier League relegation and title races over the past year, Albrighton said the pressure at the top isn't as intense.
"That was totally different. There was a lot more pressure last season but I haven't felt any pressure this season.
"I can't see why there is any on us. We are in a position no one expected us to be in.
"If we don't go on and achieve something now then don't get me wrong, we would be disappointed.
"We are aiming for the top and if we can achieve that then fantastic but if we don't then it is not a massive loss."
Defender Wes Morgan has promised Leicester City will draw on their past experience of winning the Championship in 2013-14 to see out what could be an historic season.
"It was just momentum [in 2014]. We kept winning games, in fantastic form, full of confidence," Morgan said. "We went into games knowing we could win and we were doing so by big margins.
"It is hard to compare that to the Premier League. The games are much tougher, and they are not as frequent. There is a lot of preparation going into games, a lot of thought. We approach games in the way to maybe stop the opposition first, then try to win in different ways.
"The experience of going up from the Championship will help us this time round. The lads are full of confidence to keep it going. We are approaching it one game at a time, not getting carried away thinking, 'If we win the next three or four games, we've done whatever.'
"We try to take it one game, right that's ticked off, then prepare for the next one. We're not thinking we need to win the next three of five. That's the way we probably looked at it in the Championship."
Morgan and Robert Huth have formed a solid back pairing for Ranieri's side throughout their run, which the former Nottingham Forest defender said is due their knowledge of each other's games.
Morgan added: "We understand each other, we know each other's jobs. It is a lot easier when you have a sense of each other's roles and abilities, strengths and weaknesses. I have to say it is more of a team defensive performance. It is not just us two at the back keeping clean sheets.
"We have full-backs in the right positions at the right times, making important blocks and interceptions, headers. Simmo [Simpson] was unbelievable at that against Southampton. He was in some key positions to clear the ball. You might look at me and Huthy as the reason we are keeping clean sheets but it's definitely a team effort.
"I had no rest in the summer [after playing for Jamaica in both the Copa America and Gold Cup], constant football. I came back, had two days training and was back into the new season. It has been constant ever since.
"I try to get my rest in when I can. The gaffer looks after me. He gives me extra days off throughout the week if possible. You have to keep going. It's been tough but I feel OK and I'll keep going."