When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.
TONY FINAUI 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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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 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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I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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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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Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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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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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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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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I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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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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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’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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