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09-19-2010, 08:08 AM
NFL players still turn to religion for solace
By Jerry DiPaola,
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Adoring fans carried star safety Troy Polamalu on their shoulders — passing him off, one to another, as though they could live through his efforts.
Such adulation during the parade downtown honoring the Steelers after their victory in Super Bowl XL in 2006 might have given someone else a bloated sense of entitlement.
Polamalu? He flew to Greece, living for four days in a 1,500-year-old monastery with Greek Orthodox monks.
Polamalu, who is Greek Orthodox, had stepped back to wonder what the victory and accompanying fame meant. He was unimpressed.
Read More:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_700270.html
By Jerry DiPaola,
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Adoring fans carried star safety Troy Polamalu on their shoulders — passing him off, one to another, as though they could live through his efforts.
Such adulation during the parade downtown honoring the Steelers after their victory in Super Bowl XL in 2006 might have given someone else a bloated sense of entitlement.
Polamalu? He flew to Greece, living for four days in a 1,500-year-old monastery with Greek Orthodox monks.
Polamalu, who is Greek Orthodox, had stepped back to wonder what the victory and accompanying fame meant. He was unimpressed.
Read More:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_700270.html