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I don't feel that I need a tattoo to represent myself as a Samoan or a Christian.

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Troy Polamalu
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: April 19
American Football Player
Football Player
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Garden Grove
California
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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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A big hit is all part of the game. If you want to make a lot of big hits, you forget about the one you just made and move onto the next one.
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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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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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On the field is a place where you can just let it loose and react to everything with violence.
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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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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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As a football player, you just deal with injuries. It's all part of the football game. I've dealt with injuries as much as everybody else. People have dealt with worse injuries than I've dealt with. It's all part of the game, all part of getting that tackle.
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Material things aren't important to me.
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I think it's important to cross train. Surfing is a good cross training sport for your shoulders. I don't think I know of any other football player who does it, who can go and paddle out past the sets.
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My hair has become part of my identity it's almost an appendage to me.
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The greatest thing for me football-wise is that it's a test of will.
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Whenever I do the sign of the cross, it always brings comfort in situations when you are faced with adversity and stress.
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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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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 always try to sacrifice my body for the team.
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I've never really been aware of what is said about me, whether it's positive or negative. I ignore it. I've always had the mind-set: 'No one can challenge me better than myself.'
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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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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 have developed a Samoan mentality. You have to be a gentleman everywhere but on the field.
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