Anita Sarkeesian Quotes

There's a lot more pressure on me at United. There are people out there trying to shoot you down.

From my own point of view, I hope everybody would realise that people who work in Scottish football - referees included - are always under terrific scrutiny.

I just meant as far as coming to the games on time; it was just like I was under the microscope, every little thing, it was like they were looking for me to come in here with my shoes untied.

I knew there was going to be pressure on me with the captaincy. I knew people would be writing about my performances more than anyone else's, but that's not a problem because I have my dad telling me about my performance every single game, and he is my biggest critic.

Once you have had success there are always people focusing on why it happened. Inevitably, there is a lot of scrutiny when you don't achieve the same again.

I think I'm a focal point for everyone. It's obvious that all the fans are watching every move that I make, and so why wouldn't the refs?

Offensive linemen don't get looked at. Nobody is paying attention to the offensive line. But me? I'm getting watched for everything. I know what type of player I am. Everybody else that I know knows what type of player I am.

I don't want to be Kato, the trial guy. It's like everything I do is under a microscope.

I think maybe in a way it gets worse because you come in with a real reputation and they've paid you lots of money and all that.

The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.

Everyone has this perception that the bloggers, they say horrible things about you and they hide behind their computers where you can't see them.

People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed.

You get held to a high standard, almost an unmaintainable standard, in the public eye that you don't even come close to touching.

If I read every comment on my YouTube videos, I'd go crazy with people that are saying negative things.

You can't help but be scrutinized, so I might as well be doing something while I'm being scrutinized.

When you look at myself, I'm a coach, and that's what it's all about. When you're a player, you get criticized, and when you're a coach, you get criticized even more because it's about wins and losses.

When people write things on the Internet about me that aren't true, it's tough to deal with. Even if you're the most mellow person in the world, stuff like that bothers you eventually.

We are at a massive club here at Manchester United and if things aren't going as well as they should be then there is always going to be people wanting to have a dig and a pop at you.

When you play cricket for India, you are always under the scanner. You are always judged by others; you have to live up to it all.

Being on the main roster, there is a lot more talk. Sometimes I can't even go on Twitter for days because I just feel it's negative comment after negative comment.

Gutless is a strong word, do you know what I mean? It doesn't take a lot of guts to sit behind a laptop at a match and write it.

People single you out when they think you're not giving your all. When they see you giving it all you have, they don't get on your case.

If you have lost matches and not played to potential, criticism will come your way. Critics and media will say what they see and take you on. They will say things which you might not like to hear. But that's professional sport.

Any crowd that gets on your back makes it difficult, but you are going to get that if things aren't going well. The fans have got their right to give their opinion.

As a player you get scrutinised and rightly so, sometimes it's what comes with a move that I've made. I've just got to take that on the chin and concentrate on me.