I knew someone was going to claim that. So is it also racist when the Polynesian football hall of fame says it? https://www.thecoconet.tv/cocoblog/how-can-tiny-samoa-dominate-the-nfl/ how about "Now this" are they racist? https://nowthisnews.com/videos/sports/heres-how-american-somoa-became-a-big-exporter-of-nfl-talent So NFL films I guess they are racist too. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films...-Films-Presents-Conditions-of-Samoan-football Or the Pittsburgh Gazzette which had an article that sounds pretty close to my take.I know you didn’t mean it this way, and I’ve read enough of your posts to know this isn’t you, but this read a little racist to me. I know it came from a good place, just remove “Samoan” and insert any other race/ethnicity and it’s going downhill fast. Just my .02
Glad we got this kid, speed like this only makes us better
I have documented on here many times that I lived in and among a large Samoan community in Oceanside CA. I used to work out with a Friend in the Corps whose name was actually Sam Samoa. My son played football with Junior Seau's nephew, his niece had a sleep over at my house. What I stated was fact not opinion. It is also the same conditions that lead Polynesians to not only dominate football but one of my other favorite sports Rugby. What I stated is well documented fact. So please take your accusations elsewhere.This was fa’a Samoa, or the way of Samoa: fiercely competitive but humble, team-oriented, deeply hierarchical, deferential to authority, and chock-full of boys who relish running into each other, hard. All that combined with Samoans’ high rate of military enlistment and desire to define themselves as “American” but in their own unique way:
They played not just for themselves but also for their families, villages and entire ethnicity. The result, in part, has been Samoan-born stars like Jesse Sapolu and U.S.-born stars who remained deeply connected to the culture, including Mr. Polamalu and the late Junior Seau.