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.
TONY FINAUI’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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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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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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We all wanted to be like him.
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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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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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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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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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My brother and I ended up being known for our distance, but we had no idea how far we could hit the ball because we hit it the same, and all of a sudden.
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The Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it to about 5 or 6 degrees. I tried a head with less bounce, but it just didn’t look right.
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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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I think there’s too many rules in golf. And I mean that’s easy to say for a player, but putting together a rule book is a tough thing in this game because there are so many different parts of the game.
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I used to think I was hitting a draw at times, and the ball was still curving to the right! I still prefer to play a little fade, but I’ve had to recalibrate my visuals.
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I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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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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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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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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 feel like listening is a huge part of life – not only listening to people, but listening to people that you believe in, people who you think are wise.
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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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There’s a lot of great athletes all over the world, and some of them don’t have the access or opportunity to play the game of golf.
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There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it’s time to play in competition, you don’t want to think too many thoughts.
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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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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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