Troy Polamalu Quotes - Page 2

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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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  Play, Stressed, Becoming

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• Fighters are raised into MMA. It's more about what's internal, not what's God given. When you have a great fighter like Rickson Gracie or Fedor Emelianenko-they're greater than the others because they have an internal spiritual being that separates them from the rest in their craft. They have the warrior spirit.

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  Spiritual, Warrior, Mma

  Source: www.complex.com

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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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  Beautiful, Prayer, Perfect

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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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  Country, Military, Sacrifice

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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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  Football, Fields, Violence

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• Material things aren't important to me.

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  Important, Materials, Material Things

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• 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.

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  Warrior, Hair, Names

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• When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy.

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  Enjoy, Cooks

  Interview with Jason Cole, sports.yahoo.com. September 25, 2007.

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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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  Strong, Rip, Hair

  Source: www.complex.com

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• The Coca-Cola Mean Joe Greene ad is one of the most famous commercials of all time, so I was blown away when they asked me to be in this new spot.

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  Mean, Coca Cola, Spots

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• There are very few sports where you can find that tranquility. Some people find that in golf, but when you're in the water it's such a difference from the golf course or the basketball court. That's what makes surfing unique over any other sport.

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  Basketball, Sports, Golf

  Source: www.complex.com

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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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  Sports, Mother, Games

  Source: www.complex.com

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• I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.

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  Children, Thinking, Tough

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• 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.

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  Perseverance, Hard Work, Nfl

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• The barefoot component of my training is about strengthening the toes.

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  Training, Toes, Barefoot

  Source: www.complex.com

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• People call me crazy and a madman. Even 'Tasmanian Devil.' I'd rather be called the 'Tasmanian Angel.'

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  Crazy, Angel, People

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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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  Football, Player, Games

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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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  Ipods, Games, People

  Source: www.complex.com

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• I love Hawaii. I really enjoy surfing in Oahu, and Waianae is such a great area. And Maui - I like Maui a lot, too.

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  Surfing, Maui, Hawaii

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• 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.

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  Crazy, Reality, World

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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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  Football

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• We're a road team. We're the Pittsburgh Steelers. We have fans everywhere.

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  Team, Fans, Pittsburgh

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• My hair has become part of my identity; it's almost an appendage to me.

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  Hair, Identity

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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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  Sports, Nfl, Play

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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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  Football, Blessed, Athlete

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