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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.
Troy Polamalu
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Troy Polamalu
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: April 19
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Garden Grove
California
Troy Aumua Polamalu
Troy Benjamin Aumua
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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Being patient ... and not becoming too stressed out over the big plays, those are the things to remember.
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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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Football doesn’t define me. It’s what I do [and] how I carry out my faith.
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A demon, in a way, is a test of your faith. Because if you're doing God's work, there's no reason for any demon to do anything to you.
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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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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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When I'm done playing football, I just might be the couch potato dad.
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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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I try to take what's given to me and then mold it to be a better football player.
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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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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 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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The barefoot component of my training is about strengthening the toes.
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