It was tough to fail year after year. I never even got to the final stage until I got my card on the Web.com Tour.
TONY FINAUI’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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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 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 always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
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As a rookie, I need to play a lot. I need to know what courses I like and adjust to the atmosphere and the lifestyle of playing at the highest level.
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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 are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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 think the Polynesian people and the gospel are in harmony. We’re very respectful people, and very humble people… and I try and let that shine through as much as possible.
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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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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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I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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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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