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Any time you can squeeze out the opportunity to get better, you should.

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Troy Polamalu
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: April 19
American Football Player
Football Player
Sports Executive
Garden Grove
California
Troy Aumua Polamalu
Troy Benjamin Aumua
Squeeze
Opportunity
Better
Time

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I know where I'm supposed to be at the time of the snap. Now, where the play dictates I'm going to go is a different story.
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When I'm done playing football, I just might be the couch potato dad.
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I don't feel that I need a tattoo to represent myself as a Samoan or a Christian.
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The Coca-Cola Mean Joe Greene ad is one of the most famous commercials of all time, so I was blown away when they asked me to be in this new spot.
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Being patient ... and not becoming too stressed out over the big plays, those are the things to remember.
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I do have a trophy room. It's in my attic in boxes.
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Injury in general teaches you to appreciate every moment. I've had my share of injuries throughout my career. It's humbling. It gives you perspective. No matter how many times I've been hurt, I've learned from that injury and come back even more humble.
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I've always been a very self-aware person.
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Football is pretty much played 16 times a year, where training is kind of a year-round thing.
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America needs football. It's a real blue-collar sport it's played with a blue-collar mentality, a mentality that's the backbone of this country.
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I have developed a Samoan mentality. You have to be a gentleman everywhere but on the field.
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I've always been fascinated by the military, the discipline they have and the sacrifices they make to defend the country. It's something I've always been interested in.
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Anybody who's away from what's normal is just kind of pushed aside as, 'Oh, he's crazy.' But in reality, this world is crazy. It's just chaos everywhere. It's really hard to be part of this world, because it's very possessed. And very egocentric.
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Three English bulldogs count for one kid.
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As a territory, American Samoa has no representation in the U.S. Senate, and we Samoans lost a respected and powerful ally with the passing of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye.
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As a football player, you just deal with injuries. It's all part of the football game. I've dealt with injuries as much as everybody else. People have dealt with worse injuries than I've dealt with. It's all part of the game, all part of getting that tackle.
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I take pride in my life-my wife, my family. I try my best not to have football define the person that I am.
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Whenever I do the sign of the cross, it always brings comfort in situations when you are faced with adversity and stress.
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Orthodox chanting is non-emotional, it's very monotone.
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It's important for me to have strong hair in case someone pulls it and tries to rip it all out.
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