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When I let my hair down, I just let it down. It's more comfortable in my helmet.

Troy Polamalu

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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
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Comfortable
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I work barefooted on balance plates. I do explosive squats on balance surfaces that your body has to use muscles it's not used to. It's all kinds of exercises that your body isn't really used to, and it tricks your body into getting stronger every time.
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I do have a trophy room. It's in my attic in boxes.
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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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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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I always try to sacrifice my body for the team.
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Orthodox chanting is non-emotional, it's very monotone.
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We're a road team. We're the Pittsburgh Steelers. We have fans everywhere.
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I've never been a fan of individual awards because football is such a team sport. There's so many things that goes into making plays. It's about teammates trusting one another and working together.
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Our sport is not made for anybody to be able to play it, especially at the NFL level, so there's obviously some risk that we all take knowingly.
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The barefoot component of my training is about strengthening the toes.
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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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I really enjoy surfing a lot. It's an awesome sport. With surfing there are no mind games versus Peyton Manning, or versus anyone else. It's not me trying to throw a certain shot put further - or to put a ball in a hoop, it's just me against mother nature.
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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 try to take what's given to me and then mold it to be a better football player.
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I love the atmosphere football brings I love being around my teammates I love the struggle in football. I love the fact that it is a part of my life. I don't look at it as any more important or less important as any other part of my life.
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A demon, in a way, is a test of your faith. Because if you're doing God's work, there's no reason for any demon to do anything to you.
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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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I don't look at football as a violent, barbaric sport. It's a very spiritual sport, especially for someone facing the challenges during a game: the fear of failure, the fear of getting too big an ego, of making a mistake and everybody criticizing you.
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When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy.
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I became a millionaire overnight by signing a piece of paper. I made more money in that one second than my entire family did in their lifetime.
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