Essentially, my parents directed me in the right path. They were all for me turning professional and starting that journey as a family with my golf career.
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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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.
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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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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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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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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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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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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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My brother and I ended up being known for our distance, but we had no idea how far we could hit the ball because we hit it the same, and all of a sudden.
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Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
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I’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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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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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.
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