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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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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
Became
Paper
Second
Signing
Pieces
Overnight
Family
Millionaire
Money
Lifetime
Made
Piece
Entire

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Some days I'm just flipping through the iPod trying to get pumped, some days I don't want to listen to anything and just focus. From game to game from day to day, whatever people do to motivate themselves, they do. I do all kinds of things.
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I always try to sacrifice my body for the team.
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When I let my hair down, I just let it down. It's more comfortable in my helmet.
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I do have a trophy room. It's in my attic in boxes.
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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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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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When I'm done playing football, I just might be the couch potato dad.
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On the field is a place where you can just let it loose and react to everything with violence.
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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'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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The barefoot component of my training is about strengthening the toes.
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Orthodox chanting is non-emotional, it's very monotone.
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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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In football, you're taught to react by being aggressive, taught to react with violence. If you can't separate that on the field and off the field, you're going to be in a lot of trouble in your life.
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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 don't think I have a split personality. I believe the same person I am on the field is the same person I am at home - passionate about everything I do, whether it's reading a Bible or just hanging out with my wife.
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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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When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy.
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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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Being patient ... and not becoming too stressed out over the big plays, those are the things to remember.
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