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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One of the things I learned growing up, a rule that I go by, is just never give up. That’s one thing that I had to keep telling myself.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.
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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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We didn’t have cable TV. We just couldn’t afford it. But you don’t need cable to watch the Masters. In 1997, at the exact moment I started out, I watched Tiger Woods win the Masters.
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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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Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
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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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Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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The things that transpired in my life, they didn’t happen in the order that they’re supposed to, or are ideal.
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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 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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So it’s really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.
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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.
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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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