I've got to keep winning, says Travis Kelce
NFL star Travis Kelce feels he has to keep winning if he is to escape criticism from fans.
Travis Kelce expects criticism to "rain down" on him if the Kansas City Chiefs fail to retain the Super Bowl.
The 35-year-old NFL star acknowledged that he's become an even bigger focus for attention since he began dating pop star Taylor Swift in 2023.
Travis - who is now one of the most well-known sports stars in the world - said on his 'New Heights' podcast: "I just got to keep winning.
"If we lose a game, it’s going to f****** rain down, baby."
Travis acknowledged that the only way to avoid criticism is to keep winning.
Travis - who won the Super Bowl in Las Vegas in February - said: "We gotta keep winning, staying on top."
The sports star previously admitted that he used to "lose [his] cool a lot of the time" when he under-performed on the football field.
Travis also explained how his on-field mentality has evolved over the years.
He said on the 'New Heights' podcast: "I stopped caring about stats about four or five years ago.
"I just went out there and started to play free and play for my guys. Sure enough, I think that’s the better mentality. You think about it more play by play and what your job is on that specific play."
Travis made a relatively modest start to the NFL season - but he's now much more philosophical about his own performances.
He said: "For whatever reason, these past two games it hasn’t gone that way for me.
"That’s football, man. I’m not about to sit here and get frustrated about it. I used to get really, really p***** off and almost lose my cool a lot of the time from not having that success knowing I demand that out of myself.
"I just like to play the game to such a high level of accountability that it’s tough for me to deal with me being mediocre or having stats that represent that."
