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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.
Troy Polamalu
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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
Troy Aumua Polamalu
Troy Benjamin Aumua
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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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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 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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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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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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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.
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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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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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When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy.
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On the field is a place where you can just let it loose and react to everything with violence.
Troy Polamalu
I do have a trophy room. It's in my attic in boxes.
Troy Polamalu
When I let my hair down, I just let it down. It's more comfortable in my helmet.
Troy Polamalu
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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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.
Troy Polamalu
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'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.
Troy Polamalu
I've never thought about the end of my career. I've had this growing motto in my life to live day to day - and when you live day to day, it's hard to talk years.
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I've always been fascinated by the military, the discipline they have and the sacrifices they make to defend the country. It's something I've always been interested in.
Troy Polamalu
Orthodox chanting is non-emotional, it's very monotone.
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