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Wexell’s book tells Troy’s story

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Typically, ordinarily, you start at the beginning. But since there is nothing typical, and certainly nothing ordinary, about Troy Polamalu, this begins at the end. Or rather, it begins with the man’s impact.

JOEY PORTER: “He made you change the way you treated people. You really didn’t act a certain way around Troy … You didn’t curse around Troy … I have an X-rated story, then I have a PG story, and if Troy’s sitting there I give it the PG version. That’s how he makes you feel. Hey, he’s heard enough X-rated because he’s been in locker rooms so many times, but there are times I tell a different version because he’s there.”

MIKE LOGAN: “I could say so many things. He really helped me out. I went through a rough period after my transition from the league. I went through a lot of personal tragedy and personal stuff … The way I

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