Ryan Fitzpatrick Quotes

Anytime you're playing with a team that's losing, the main guy is going to take a lot of the heat.

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.

I think a lot of the time, when things were going wrong, I would get blamed for things because I was the point guard.

Any time a team doesn't score points, it's on me.

In the IPL, you are often single-handedly responsible for the fortunes of your team. It makes you more responsible as a player.

I hold head coaches accountable.

As a quarterback, obviously, you're going to be put in the forefront whether you like it or not, and if you're not then you're not doing your job.

Everything falls on the quarterback.

Captains are always criticised.

When things go well, the quarterback is the one who sees all the attention. When things go wrong, they are the ones who get criticized the most.

You will always be judged as a Liverpool player but, as a captain, you will be judged on what you win, basically. If you're doing well, and the team is winning everything, you become a very good captain.

When everything goes well, they say good things about the manager and when something is wrong it is normal as well the manager gets pressure.

The number 10 player is the star of the team, and you have more responsibility.

There is a great responsibility on the team to perform well, because our supporters and the whole of the country are expecting us to do just that.

There's no way you can win when you're the president; you've got to be the scapegoat for America's issues.

But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

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.

I know that it is a huge responsibility to be the captain, the No. 10, but I like it. I like the responsibility, the pressure, and I like playing football.

If you don't perform, and you're part of the team, whether you're playing your first Test or 50th Test match, criticism goes hand in hand, so that's something you can't really get away from. If you don't perform, you will be criticised.

When you play this game, you're not just playing for yourself and your fans. You also play for a name you have to represent. You have a family that's hoping you do good every single day.

I am a marquee player and certainly that means a lot of responsibility.

Being chief selector has been the most challenging role of my cricket career, as I was heavily criticised for my decisions, and I couldn't respond much.

As a captain and as a player I wanted to lead the team well and score runs, because I know the team still depends on me very much.

I think the toughest job in football is always to be the starter, because everybody looks to you for guidance.