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. Troy Polamalu More Quotes by Troy Polamalu More Quotes From Troy Polamalu 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. Troy Polamalu perseverance nfl hard-work The barefoot component of my training is about strengthening the toes. Troy Polamalu barefoot toes training People call me crazy and a madman. Even 'Tasmanian Devil.' I'd rather be called the 'Tasmanian Angel.' Troy Polamalu crazy angel people 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. Troy Polamalu ipods games people 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. Troy Polamalu player games football Whenever I do the sign of the cross, it always brings comfort in situations when you are faced with adversity and stress. Troy Polamalu adversity stress comfort I love Hawaii. I really enjoy surfing in Oahu, and Waianae is such a great area. And Maui - I like Maui a lot, too. Troy Polamalu maui hawaii surfing Anybody who's away from what's normal is just kind of pushed aside as, 'Oh, he's crazy.' But in reality, this world is crazy. It's just chaos everywhere. It's really hard to be part of this world, because it's very possessed. And very egocentric. Troy Polamalu crazy reality world Football doesn’t define me. It’s what I do [and] how I carry out my faith. Troy Polamalu football When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy. Troy Polamalu cooks enjoy We're a road team. We're the Pittsburgh Steelers. We have fans everywhere. Troy Polamalu pittsburgh fans team My hair has become part of my identity; it's almost an appendage to me. Troy Polamalu identity hair I love to create this green juice shake made from kale, spinach, cucumber and wheatgrass. The nutrients in the juice help me recover after a tough workout. The Kale Banana Smoothie at LYFE Kitchen is very similar to my recipe and is fantastic. Troy Polamalu kale kitchen workout 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 different stories play Orthodox chanting is non-emotional, it's very monotone. Troy Polamalu chanting orthodox emotional Throughout history, every great warrior-the Greeks, the Samurais, the American Indians, the Mongolians, you name it-had long hair and would dress it before battle. Troy Polamalu warrior names hair 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 wife pride football The greatest thing for me football-wise is that it's a test of will. Troy Polamalu tests wise football The greatest joy I get is setting up plays for somebody else. I take a lot of pride in helping other people make plays. Troy Polamalu pride helping-others play 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. Troy Polamalu ridiculous safety knows
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