I didn’t have really much of a social life in high school, and I’m not really a partyer, so college wasn’t super appealing to me at the time.
TONY FINAUThe 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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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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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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This whole golf thing was so left field for us, as Polynesians, but he had a lot of knowledge about sports in general. My dad was a genius, really. He was an absolute genius.
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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 was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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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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It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.
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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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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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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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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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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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