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.
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More Tony Finau Quotes
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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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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 never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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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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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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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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I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.
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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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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.
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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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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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