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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.
Troy Polamalu
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Troy Polamalu
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: April 19
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Garden Grove
California
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Football doesn’t define me. It’s what I do [and] how I carry out my faith.
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Some days I'm just flipping through the iPod trying to get pumped, some days I don't want to listen to anything and just focus. From game to game from day to day, whatever people do to motivate themselves, they do. I do all kinds of things.
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As a territory, American Samoa has no representation in the U.S. Senate, and we Samoans lost a respected and powerful ally with the passing of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye.
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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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When I let my hair down, I just let it down. It's more comfortable in my helmet.
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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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In Pennsylvania, I love the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington. It's a scenic area. We also enjoy visiting the Laurel Highlands in Western Pennsylvania. The mountains are really something to be seen, and it's a great area to be outside.
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My hair has become part of my identity it's almost an appendage to me.
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Any time you can squeeze out the opportunity to get better, you should.
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My wife is Greek. I was a non-denomination Christian before we got married.
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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 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 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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The barefoot component of my training is about strengthening the toes.
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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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The greatest thing for me football-wise is that it's a test of will.
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