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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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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If you make the effort to address the moves that cause a slice, you can straighten out all your shots. It won’t happen overnight, but if you’re systematic about it, the process will work.
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I think it’s a cool thing to have kids look up to me and to know that it doesn’t matter, your background or your ethnic background. If you have goals and dreams, you can achieve them.
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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 have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
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I am extremely proud to be Tongan and Samoan, and to be the first on Tour and the first in the Masters is a cool thing.
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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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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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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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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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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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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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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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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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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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