Victor Cruz has some words of advice for his young star teammate, Odell Beckham Jr. Watch your words wisely. Cruz’s comments come after earlier this week Odell went on sort of a rant on twitter about the way people treat him and others. Sounds like his new found fame is making him look differently at things, but it comes with the territory and Cruz is the perfect example of how to handle it.
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After Beckham went on a Twitter tirade this week about people trying to “steal my joy in life,” many were trying to interpret his words for hidden meanings. That kind of microscope is tough to live under.
“I just told him to make sure he watches his words and make sure that he’s mindful of the things that he says, because anything that he says can be a headline,” Cruz said during an interview on Sirius XM, via NJ.com. “Anything that he talks about, they can take a snapshot of and it can become a headline so he just has to be very, very careful of that, even when he means well and wants to say the right things.”
“I just want him to keep a level head and make sure he keeps his family first and make sure he gets his mind right because this city and this media can sometimes swallow you whole. He’s done a good job so far, he’s a young kid and he’s gonna make mistakes and do things that he’s emotional about and things like that, but he’s definitely a good kid and he’s done a good job so far.”
Cruz is the Beckham before Beckham. It was Cruz who became almost an instant celebrity in New York back around 2010-2011 and he has handled his fame exceptionally well, so he would be a great person for Beckham to confide in and talk to.
