I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
TONY FINAUMaybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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The Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it to about 5 or 6 degrees. I tried a head with less bounce, but it just didn’t look right.
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I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
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At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
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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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I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
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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.
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There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don’t play well, you’re often losing a lot of your own money.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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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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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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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There are a lot of great athletes on the PGA Tour and a lot of good basketball players. But I can definitely put my name in the mix as one of the best.
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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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