71+ Troy Polamalu Quotes On Football, Coaching And Pat Mcafee

Troy Polamalu is a former American football strong safety who played twelve seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was a two-time All-Pro selection and eight-time Pro Bowl selection and was a key member of two of the Steelers' Super Bowl championship teams. He was widely regarded as one of the best strong safeties of his era and was known for his hard-hitting style and ability to make big plays. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Troy Polamalu on life, football, coaching.

Top 10 Troy Polamalu Quotes

1. We're a road team. We're the Pittsburgh Steelers. We have fans everywhere.
2. I've never really been aware of what is said about me, whether it's positive or negative. I ignore it. I've always had the mind-set: 'No one can challenge me better than myself.'
3. When I let my hair down, I just let it down. It's more comfortable in my helmet.
4. Probably the label 'Jesus freak' is fine with me. Because I know who I am.
5. When I'm done playing football, I just might be the couch potato dad.
6. A big hit is all part of the game. If you want to make a lot of big hits, you forget about the one you just made and move onto the next one.
7. People call me crazy and a madman. Even 'Tasmanian Devil.' I'd rather be called the 'Tasmanian Angel.'
8. I have developed a Samoan mentality. You have to be a gentleman everywhere but on the field.
9. There's so much that I like about Pittsburgh, actually. The cultural district and museums are wonderful, and I encourage everyone to check them out. And the food is excellent, too!
10. If you don't eat right as an athlete, you'll get tired and won't be as sharp. It's simple to drink sodas and sports drinks, but water is the most essential drink to put in your body.

Troy Polamalu Short Quotes

• Three English bulldogs count for one kid.
• The barefoot component of my training is about strengthening the toes.
• I've always been a very self-aware person.
• I don't feel that I need a tattoo to represent myself as a Samoan or a Christian.
• When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy.
• Any time you can squeeze out the opportunity to get better, you should.
• I do have a trophy room. It's in my attic in boxes.
• My hair has become part of my identity; it's almost an appendage to me.
• Material things aren't important to me.
• I always try to sacrifice my body for the team.

Troy Polamalu Quotes About Life

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

Some of us might not understand why LeBron James is the way he is, but fortunately he found his great craft in life. — Troy Polamalu

I've never thought about the end of my career. I've had this growing motto in my life to live day to day - and when you live day to day, it's hard to talk years. — Troy Polamalu

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. — Troy Polamalu

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

Troy Polamalu Quotes About Football

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

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

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. — Troy Polamalu

I try to take what's given to me and then mold it to be a better football player. — Troy Polamalu

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. — Troy Polamalu

Football is pretty much played 16 times a year, where training is kind of a year-round thing. — Troy Polamalu

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. — Troy Polamalu

I think it's important to cross train. Surfing is a good cross training sport for your shoulders. I don't think I know of any other football player who does it, who can go and paddle out past the sets. — Troy Polamalu

Football doesn’t define me. It’s what I do [and] how I carry out my faith. — Troy Polamalu

The greatest thing for me football-wise is that it's a test of will. — Troy Polamalu

Troy Polamalu Quotes About Love

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

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

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. — Troy Polamalu

Troy Polamalu Quotes About Made

If you want to make a lot of big plays, you forget about the one you just made and move onto the next. — Troy Polamalu

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. — Troy Polamalu

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. — Troy Polamalu

Troy Polamalu Quotes About Plays

Being patient ... and not becoming too stressed out over the big plays, those are the things to remember. — Troy Polamalu

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

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

Playing professional sports, it's important to eat healthy and take care of your body. In the offseason, rest is really important to me. — Troy Polamalu

Troy Polamalu Famous Quotes And Sayings

Injury in general teaches you to appreciate every moment. I've had my share of injuries throughout my career. It's humbling. It gives you perspective. No matter how many times I've been hurt, I've learned from that injury and come back even more humble. — Troy Polamalu

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. — 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

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. — Troy Polamalu

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

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

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. — Troy Polamalu

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

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. — Troy Polamalu

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. — Troy Polamalu

I have read the Bible many times. But after fasting, and being baptized Orthodox, it's like reading a whole new Bible. You see the depth behind the words so much more clearly. — Troy Polamalu

On the field is a place where you can just let it loose and react to everything with violence. — Troy Polamalu

There are times I am happy. There are times I am sad. But I always try to separate emotion from the need to reach for something stronger, deeper. And then no matter the emotion, I can reach for a stability that helps me accomplish what is the goal. — Troy Polamalu

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. — Troy Polamalu

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. — Troy Polamalu

It's the perfect environment for prayer. Chanting in Greek is like a beautiful opera, but way better. — Troy Polamalu

It's important for me to have strong hair in case someone pulls it and tries to rip it all out. — Troy Polamalu

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. — Troy Polamalu

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. — Troy Polamalu

Orthodox chanting is non-emotional, it's very monotone. — Troy Polamalu

Whenever I do the sign of the cross, it always brings comfort in situations when you are faced with adversity and stress. — Troy Polamalu

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. — Troy Polamalu

I've been surfing for a couple years, in the offseason in California and in Hawaii. I'm not very good, but it's just something that to be out there in the water, no cell phone, no music... very few sports are as pure as that. — Troy Polamalu

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

God has control over everything, and obviously, everything to everyone is god-given. — Troy Polamalu

My wife is Greek. I was a non-denomination Christian before we got married. — Troy Polamalu

Life Lessons by Troy Polamalu

1. Troy Polamalu's work ethic and dedication to his craft serve as an example of how hard work and commitment can lead to success.
2. His willingness to sacrifice for the team and put team goals ahead of individual goals is an admirable quality that can be applied to any field.
3. His leadership and determination to always strive for excellence can be an inspiration to anyone looking to achieve their goals.