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I've got the public. I don't care about the critics. I did at one time. I don't any more. I did when I needed compliments. But if you get a lot of compliments, you don't need a critic to tell you, 'This should be done another way.'

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection.

I don't take criticism lying down.

I don't let negative criticism, for the most part, bother me.

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger.

I can't control the criticism. It's something you certainly don't appreciate, but by the same token, everybody is entitled to their opinion.

I take compliments and I take constructive criticism. Not everyone loves you. It's the way you react as a footballer. I use it all to make me play better.