I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
TONY FINAUI am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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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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Golf is an extremely expensive sport, and growing up, I didn’t come from a lot, but my parents sacrificed a lot for me to compete, and my goals were their goals.
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I’ve had opportunities to step foot on the grounds and play Augusta and watch the Masters. But I always, since I was a kid,
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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 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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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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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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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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I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
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How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
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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.
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