Troy Polamalu
Troy Polamalu
Troy Aumua Polamaluis a former American football strong safety who played his entire twelve-year career for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Southern California, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was chosen by the Steelers in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He was a member of two of the Steelers' Super Bowl championship teams, and was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2010...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth19 April 1981
CityGarden Grove, CA
CountryUnited States of America
After a training camp workout, my body is eager to replace nutrients and energy that are lost during the workout. It's best to have a quick bite about 30 minutes after practice. I like to have yogurt and granola, the combination of carbs and protein helps me recover after a long and tiring workout.
Pride is tough. You go to high school, and its 'pride,' 'courage;' it's all these types of words that we use to motivate us. I don't think there's anywhere in the Scriptures through the saints' lives where pride was ever a positive characteristic of anybody.
They put seven points on the board, which isn't good enough to beat our offense, but they did move the ball.
They moved the ball, you know what I mean,
There's a lot of Samoans in pro football because it's closely related to a family atmosphere.
Back in Pittsburgh, I don't go out and do much and here is no different. I just chilled and walked around.
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.
I see everything in his game. He's still one of the players who provides you with the mold about how to play the game.
I wouldn't anticipate him coming in and doing what we like to do: run, run, run, run, run. But I think he's going to use a West Coast-slash-run-and-shoot-type offense. That's what I would expect.
He carries more size and more speed than anybody. He has that combination. As far as his size, he can run you over. His speed, his agility, his ability to make people miss. I think the combination he carries is far above anybody else.
There are still a lot of things I need to work on. I'm not there yet, I'm far from there. I just feel blessed because I have been put in this situation with coach LeBeau.
He makes me a lot better. I couldn't imagine playing with anyone else. He's very disciplined. He knows our defense really well. He helps me get lined up a lot, and he makes up for a lot of the mistakes I make and everybody makes on defense.
We expect to get their best shot. They're not the defending Super Bowl champions for no reason.
But I think if any team could do it, it's this team. Maybe that's why our season has gone the way it has.