I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
TONY FINAUAs 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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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I’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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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’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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We all wanted to be like him.
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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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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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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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I find that my upbringing in the Church and my relationship with God are huge benefits to me in helping me become the kind of person that I want to become.
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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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We grew up in the Rose Park section of Salt Lake City. It’s a good neighborhood but a tough one, on the poor side but proud.
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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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I’ve never seen it in person and wouldn’t go even if you gave me tickets, because I made a promise to myself as a kid that I wouldn’t go until I played my way there.
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It’s cool to be able to dunk. I’m pretty tall and pretty long. My body’s probably built more for basketball than for golf.
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