It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
TONY FINAUI never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.
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It will be a great accomplishment if I become the best player in the world. But if my children can grow up with great core values and become great people and do good things and are happy, then, man, that would bring me great joy.
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I have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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There are a lot of great athletes on the PGA Tour and a lot of good basketball players. But I can definitely put my name in the mix as one of the best.
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At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
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I think it’s a cool thing to have kids look up to me and to know that it doesn’t matter, your background or your ethnic background. If you have goals and dreams, you can achieve them.
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Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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It’s something that I dreamed of since I was a kid – to be able to represent my country and play in the Ryder Cup is what dreams are made of.
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I wear green on Sunday because it’s my mom’s favorite color, but green goes pretty well on Sunday at the Masters, too.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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I didn’t have really much of a social life in high school, and I’m not really a partyer, so college wasn’t super appealing to me at the time.
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