Tony Finau on balance
Tony Finau89 quotes“Because my lower body is quiet, I need a full shoulder turn to generate power and speed. Keep your tempo smooth, and with the quiet lower body, you don’t have to worry about losing your balance.”
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
Tony FinauTony Finau I had a chance to win $2 million, a week after high school graduation, and if I turned pro, the sponsor was going to financially support me.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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 FinauTony Finau I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
Tony FinauTony Finau Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau So it’s really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.
Tony FinauTony Finau I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau The things that transpired in my life, they didn’t happen in the order that they’re supposed to, or are ideal.
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