"So, you don’t go in expecting bad things of people."
He doesn't know us very well, do he?
Please don't twist the words of another so that they are made (by you) to be the exact opposite of what the OP actually said. If you can't make a point without doing that then it's quite possible that you don't have one.
So, don't answer questions from the press? Should all of the players do the same, a team wide media ban?