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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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Troy Polamalu
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: April 19
American Football Player
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Garden Grove
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Troy Aumua Polamalu
Troy Benjamin Aumua
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God has control over everything, and obviously, everything to everyone is god-given.
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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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When I let my hair down, I just let it down. It's more comfortable in my helmet.
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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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Playing professional sports, it's important to eat healthy and take care of your body. In the offseason, rest is really important to me.
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It's the perfect environment for prayer. Chanting in Greek is like a beautiful opera, but way better.
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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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My wife is Greek. I was a non-denomination Christian before we got married.
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When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy.
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People call me crazy and a madman. Even 'Tasmanian Devil.' I'd rather be called the 'Tasmanian Angel.'
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The greatest joy I get is setting up plays for somebody else. I take a lot of pride in helping other people make plays.
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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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I've been surfing for a couple years, in the offseason in California and in Hawaii. I'm not very good, but it's just something that to be out there in the water, no cell phone, no music... very few sports are as pure as that.
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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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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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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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Any time you can squeeze out the opportunity to get better, you should.
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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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Probably the label 'Jesus freak' is fine with me. Because I know who 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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