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If you don't eat right as an athlete, you'll get tired and won't be as sharp. It's simple to drink sodas and sports drinks, but water is the most essential drink to put in your body.
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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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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On the field is a place where you can just let it loose and react to everything with violence.
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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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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 always try to sacrifice my body for the team.
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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 compared to the greatest-ever safety is pretty ridiculous. I continue to work toward that, but I'm not there and I know that.
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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'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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I am a National Football League player of American Samoan heritage. Because of my status as a professional athlete, I have been blessed to play a role in educating players and fans about the culture and history of America's southernmost territory.
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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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There's so much that I like about Pittsburgh, actually. The cultural district and museums are wonderful, and I encourage everyone to check them out. And the food is excellent, too!
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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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We're a road team. We're the Pittsburgh Steelers. We have fans everywhere.
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Orthodox chanting is non-emotional, it's very monotone.
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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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When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy.
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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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