Spencer Paysinger

“Truthfully, I think anything involving Tebow opens people's eyes.”

“To me, you have to pay it forward.”

“I wear the same socks after I wash them, and I like to eat the same meal the morning before a game.”

“I pride myself on that, even though I'm kind of under the radar, when I step on the field, I try to do an admirable job.”

“Beverly Hills didn't save me from anything. It exposed me to a whole new world of problems I didn't know existed.”

“Professional or amateur, athletes want to see progress. We like to see numbers and metrics improve, and when you have deeper insight into what's going on inside your body, you're empowered to make changes to improve and become stronger.”

“I like order, structure, and accomplishing goals.”

“I definitely had a gang influence with friends and family growing up in South Central, and people might think that Beverly Hills definitely shielded me from some problems. But in actuality, it only opened up a whole new can of worms.”

“No matter what schemes you have, if you're not in condition to run, you can't succeed.”

“I don't want this to be, 'Hey, you're the guy who had that one show. What are you doing now?' I want it to be a career.”

“I've been in cars that have been shot at.”

“Me and both my brothers got permits to attend Beverly because two of my uncles and my uncle's wife all taught and coached at Beverly Hills High. But I grew up in South Central.”

“Obviously, if you are playing against a guy who is known for an up-tempo offense, you'll probably tailor your practice a little bit to say, 'Hey, let's get a couple of fast-paced plays back to back to back to try to simulate that.'”

“Miami gave me an opportunity to grow. I wanted to see if I was really a one-team guy, or if I picked up my suitcases and set up shop somewhere else, would I be able to make the team?”

“That L.A. traffic is no joke.”

“I don't bad-mouth football, but I also know that it has a long trail of tears and heartbreak and animosity built up by past players who feel that they put so much into the game and didn't get a lot out of it after.”

“I've seen a lot of guys who can't get beyond their playing days.”

“I just felt like I didn't have to go back to football. Anytime I don't have to hit somebody, I'm all for it.”

“We prided ourselves at Oregon, where teams said they were going to try to beat us down and try to manhandle us, and maybe in the first quarter they were running with us, but it was just, 'Let's see how they are come the fourth quarter when they're tired, and they've had 70 to 80 plays coming at them non-stop.'”

“I don't get hyped when I see stars now because it's like second nature to me.”