Joe Flacco Quotes

When you play quarterback in San Francisco, not much goes under the radar.

When you play quarterback in the NFL, you're going to get scrutinized.

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.

Nobody is that thick-skinned that it doesn't hurt you. Still, you always know what happens in football. I have got used to criticism, I suppose, having been high profile with England and Man U.

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.

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

The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave.

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.

The bigger you become of a celebrity, the bigger the expectations, the pressure on you - to make change, to say what people want, to target the people they want to target. Fame is toxic; it is quite toxic.

Being manager means living in the middle of the media attention, through praise and critics. This is something I live with. It's intense and very demanding.

At Arsenal and the so-called big clubs, you always know that there will be a bigger spotlight on every single position.

When you're playing for Real Madrid, even when you're playing well, you're under scrutiny.

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.

It is important for me, no matter whether I lead or not, that I continue my form even in the World Cup. It is important that you get runs because people look up to you, and the team also expects you to get runs being a senior member of the side.

I had a rough year, my first year at Man City, a big club for a big transfer fee. There was a lot of talk, a lot of pressure, and I didn't think I was being spoken about in a fair manner.

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

The ultimate factor in judging quarterbacks is winning games.

You can play for a smaller club, make a mistake, and no one will really highlight it, but when you play for a big club, whatever you do is going to be in the papers.

You make mistakes at the results end of football and you can be out on your ear pretty quickly.

A lot of kids my age can make a lot of mistakes, but college athletes that are in the spotlight, you have to grow up so much faster than regular students or regular kids your age because you are a public figure, so you get one shot, sometimes two.

When you play quarterback and the offense doesn't play well, a lot of that is because of the quarterback. You're going to receive the criticism.

Obviously you have LeBron, the best player in the world, all the attention is on him. A lot of the wins and losses are targeted towards him.

Neymar is probably tired of hearing people talk about him.

When you are one of the best coaches in the world, it is normal to attract bad reviews if you lose a couple of games.

I know everything I do is going to be magnified.