Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
TONY FINAUWe are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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I know a lot of kids following in my footsteps, not only from my heritage, but there’s younger generations trying to follow in my footsteps.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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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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It’s a cool thing to see Polynesians – there’s not too many of us, period – but especially doing well in American sports. It’s pretty cool.
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My most important goal is to set myself up on every Sunday to have a chance to win, and I know if I do those things, then everything else will take care of itself.
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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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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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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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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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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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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I wear green on Sunday because it’s my mom’s favorite color, but green goes pretty well on Sunday at the Masters, too.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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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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At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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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’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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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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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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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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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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