There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it’s time to play in competition, you don’t want to think too many thoughts.
TONY FINAUI have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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We all wanted to be like him.
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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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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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So it’s really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.
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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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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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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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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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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 think there’s too many rules in golf. And I mean that’s easy to say for a player, but putting together a rule book is a tough thing in this game because there are so many different parts of the game.
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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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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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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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We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
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