I was a competitive guy growing up.

Some people wanted me to be the Latino quarterback. Some people wanted me to be the USC quarterback who happens to be Latino.

I'm thinking, 'Man, there's this whole other group of people that are attached to me because of my last name and my family's roots.' That's pretty cool. That's special, that's a lot of power and it's important.

As the member of a firefighter family myself, supporting the widowed families of rescue workers is an important, personal cause of mine.

I'm not trying to prove how Mexican I am or how American I am. I'm proud to be both.

It means the world to me to represent the Hispanic community.

I think I have a natural ability to lead.