Spencer Paysinger

I'm a simple man; I like to stick to what I know.

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.'

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.'

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

South Central's been portrayed so many different ways in the media for however long.

I like order, structure, and accomplishing goals.

It doesn't matter if I'm in a boardroom pitching to a group, attempting to perfect the latte heart, or stopping a running back on 4th and 2. If I'm passionate and willing to devote the time and effort to something; I'm unstoppable.

I must learn to adapt, or else I'll fall victim to the negative statistics surrounding retired athletes.

Playing for the Giants for four years, you had this idea that the Jets are the other team, and then, going to Miami and playing in the same division, you learned to hate them as well.

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?

To me, you have to pay it forward.

I don't think there's anywhere else better than the Giants in terms of organization and history.

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

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.

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.

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

They say that when it comes to the depth chart, it can change any day and that we dictate how the depth chart goes. If one person has a great day, he might be going with the 'ones.' If a person slips up a little bit, he might be going with the 'twos' and 'threes.'

It's easy to look at South Central and say, 'That's a bad place,' and it's easy to look at Beverly Hills and say, 'It will be a cakewalk,' but it just exposed me to a different set of problems. Both sides relate to each other more than they think.

Coach Coughlin, he's one of the best coaches I've ever had. He's one of the best coaches in the NFL, hands down.

The coaches can only put us in the right position, but it's up to the players to take the action.

I myself have the utmost respect for Coach Coughlin.

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.

That L.A. traffic is no joke.

My mom gets mad because she'll read on Twitter or some message board that Spencer Paysinger is no good, and the Giants need to get rid of him. I tell her to stop reading that stuff because, at the end of the day, the media has no say on what happens in the locker room.

I've seen Jay-Z and Kanye West. I've seen actors like Tom Hanks and Nicholas Cage.