Sonny Bill Williams has responded on Twitter to those that have been saying that he is under pressure to make the World Cup squad in a few weeks’ time.
The 33-year-old put his rugby career into perspective by saying what real pressure is:
I find it very interesting when so called “private” conversations end up in the media.
— Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) July 31, 2019
“I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes to me as an angel and is nothing but a devil” – Malcom X
And for those that say I’m under pressure playing a game that I enjoy. Get your priorities right. Look at what’s going on in the world. Starving children, the single mother raising 3 kids, the atrocities refugees are facing around the world, racism. This is what I call pressure.
— Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) July 31, 2019
“Look at what’s going on in the world. Starving children, the single mother raising 3 kids, the atrocities refugees are facing around the world, racism. This is what I call pressure.”
Williams also told anyone questioning whether he will make the World Cup to “get your priorities right”, as this is a game that he enjoys.