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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.

Tony 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 FINAU

Ball Cold First Great Hand Hit Iron Low Merlin Model One Quality Shaft Solid
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 FINAU

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We all wanted to be like him.
TONY FINAU

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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.
TONY FINAU

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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 FINAU

Always Card Com Final Myself Prove Special Stage Tough Web Year
I’m always playing on Sunday, and that’s tough because I really never get to take the sacrament – maybe once every three or four months when I’m home and have a week off.
TONY FINAU

Always Every Home One Play Really Sacrament Sunday Take Three Tough Week
As a rookie, I need to play a lot. I need to know what courses I like and adjust to the atmosphere and the lifestyle of playing at the highest level.
TONY FINAU

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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.
TONY FINAU

Give Great Grow Just Keep Learn Myself never One Rule Tell Thing Up
There’s a lot of great athletes all over the world, and some of them don’t have the access or opportunity to play the game of golf.
TONY FINAU

Athlete Game Golf Great Lot Opportunity Some World
I think the Polynesian people and the gospel are in harmony. We’re very respectful people, and very humble people… and I try and let that shine through as much as possible.
TONY FINAU

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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.
TONY FINAU

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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
TONY FINAU

Big Fight Learn Sport
I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
TONY FINAU

Always Been Felt High Pain Pretty Tolerance Tough
I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
TONY FINAU

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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.
TONY FINAU

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Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
TONY FINAU

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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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