I caught up with Mark Graham this week and he got me thinking: maybe we are too hard on our sportspeople.
Mark knows about pressure from his time as the world's best player and also as Warriors coach, but he couldn't believe the vile nature of criticism directed at the Warriors recently.
We didn't have social media in our day and that's a good thing. People can interact directly with sportsmen and women and hide behind their horrible words anonymously. It was interesting to hear both Shaun Johnson and Manu Vatuvei say they have been adversely affected by what is happening on social media.
It was also interesting to see Warriors coach Andrew McFadden say this week that he somehow needed to bring enjoyment back to Mt Smart because that is exactly what Mark said.
He felt the Warriors were playing only to win to get the pressure off their back, not to enjoy or express themselves. In sport, as in life, people should either get out or do something different if they're not enjoying themselves.