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Three English bulldogs count for one kid.

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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Kids
Bulldogs
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All of my Polynesian counterparts in the NFL with roots in American Samoa understand how the values embedded in our South Pacific culture - community, hard work, perseverance, respect - contribute directly to our success.
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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 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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I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.
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I have read the Bible many times. But after fasting, and being baptized Orthodox, it's like reading a whole new Bible. You see the depth behind the words so much more clearly.
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Material things aren't important to me.
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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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