It’s cool to be able to dunk. I’m pretty tall and pretty long. My body’s probably built more for basketball than for golf.
TONY FINAUHaving a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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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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I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don’t play well, you’re often losing a lot of your own money.
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I definitely feel it’s important, whether I’ve taken time off or played right before, that I take necessary rest time in the weeks before the tournament.
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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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I’m always playing on Sunday, and that’s tough because I really never get to take the sacrament – maybe once every three or four months when I’m home and have a week off.
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When your hands are cold, and you’re hitting with old, low-quality irons – my first one was a Merlin model with a green shaft – you learn what to do to hit the ball solid.
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I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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Essentially, my parents directed me in the right path. They were all for me turning professional and starting that journey as a family with my golf career.
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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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I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great partners that help me with all those things.
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