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.
TONY FINAUEssentially, 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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
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This whole golf thing was so left field for us, as Polynesians, but he had a lot of knowledge about sports in general. My dad was a genius, really. He was an absolute genius.
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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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Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
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So I definitely take time to realize where I’m at in my life. And I know that I’m blessed.
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It’s a cool thing to see Polynesians – there’s not too many of us, period – but especially doing well in American sports. It’s pretty cool.
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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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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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Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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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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