Top 49 Quotes & Sayings by Taysom Hill

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Taysom Hill.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Taysom Hill

Taysom Shawn Hill is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU and joined the Saints in 2017 as an undrafted free agent. Hill mostly served as the team's backup quarterback during his first five seasons before transitioning to tight end in 2022. He also has held various other roles on offense and special teams, including as the primary gunner. Due to his versatility, he is known as "The Human Swiss Army Knife" by Saints' media.

When I came to BYU, I had no idea what I wanted to study. It really was a decision based on football. I wanted to come here and play football. The decision has turned out to be so much more than football.
I love to compete. I love to be on the field.
The preseason's all about getting good film out there, making the most of the opportunities that you get. — © Taysom Hill
The preseason's all about getting good film out there, making the most of the opportunities that you get.
My mindset is to come in and compete.
It's cool that someone would be willing to pay to wear your jersey around.
My workout routine changed pretty dramatically in the NFL. Workout programs from college to the NFL are significantly different.
I have always attributed my abilities to play football and, really, all other skills and attributes, to God.
I had a lot of ups and downs through my career at BYU, through different injuries and stuff. The fan bases have always been right there to pick me up and support me through all those injuries.
No, I'm not perfect in any way.
I felt a lot of love through playing at BYU.
Being the full-time quarterback, there is a big responsibility to stay healthy for your team.
I'd much rather throw for a touchdown than run for one.
I don't want to put off negative vibes to my teammates. That's kind of my leadership mentality. — © Taysom Hill
I don't want to put off negative vibes to my teammates. That's kind of my leadership mentality.
I'm a BYU guy.
I was born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho.
My leadership mentality is to outwork everybody else around me, and hopefully the guys respond well to that and work harder for themselves.
It's cool to be a role model.
Everything falls on the quarterback.
If you can provide value somewhere and have a coach who believes in you and creates opportunities for you, it's so important to continue to try to excel.
I had this struggle of, what do I do to make sure my brother is still part of everything that I do? As I was driving up to his funeral, it hit me. I'm going to wear his number.
I'm totally comfortable with taking some risk, but as long as it's doctrinated in something that makes sense.
I understand the business of the NFL.
Football is always going to be a means to an end. The physicality of the game - your body can't hold up. There's life after football, and I do worry. I don't want to put myself in jeopardy. I probably need to be more cautious, but this is me. It still isn't going to change the way I play.
It's not a ton of fun being a backup quarterback.
I kind of have one speed that I know, and that's to go as hard as I can.
BYU has the best fans in world.
The NFL - that's my No. 1 goal. That's what I want to do.
I understand football is a freaky sport, and injuries happen.
I'm used to the natural role of a quarterback where everyone looks to you.
I'm going to go out and give it all I can, and it isn't going to be on my mind that I might get hurt. If it happens, it happens, and I'll be OK with whatever does happen.
Missionaries learn to manage situations and to rely on the Lord.
Football has molded me in many ways, and I've had great experiences. But when I step back, I know that football is not what drives me. It's not really what's important.
I love playing for BYU. — © Taysom Hill
I love playing for BYU.
The nice thing about BYU is that it takes in a wide area. There would be times where we'd travel and be on the road, and we'd have more fans than the home team that we're playing, a lot of really loyal fans.
At the end of the day, I want to have an opportunity to play quarterback in the NFL.
When I had those injuries in college, I had all of these conversations with coaches about protecting myself. It was a constant internal struggle for me.
I look up to my brother so much. I look at a lot of my competitiveness and motivation to play, and excel in, college football. It came from him.
My mindset is I'm a quarterback. But I love being on the field.
As far as the NFL experience, it's difficult. It's a ton of fun, but it's difficult.
When I was young, I would try to give the right answers. 'I'm going to try to slide.' But at the end of the day, I finally realized that I am going to do whatever it takes. I'm going to leave everything out there.
I love competing, and I love throwing the football.
I think that's one of the things I've learned through my injuries is that I need to play smarter.
Listen, trials and difficult times can help you become better and move forward, or they can cause you to step backward. It's how you handle those situations that shows who you can become.
I had an expectation going into the NFL, and then the experience that I had exceeded what I expected to see from people that played at that level. And so, it was a learning experience not only from a mental standpoint and a physical standpoint, but just a routine standpoint.
At the end of the day, I know me, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to win. — © Taysom Hill
At the end of the day, I know me, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to win.
Being married is such a blessing, and my wife has been a rock. I rely on her for emotional support.
Being paid as a professional athlete didn't change how hard I was working because I'm always going to do that, whether it's the weight room or the film room.
When you're one-dimensional, someone can just focus on that and really stop that.
I have never doubted. I have had a firm belief in God and the church.
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