But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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.
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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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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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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’ve had opportunities to step foot on the grounds and play Augusta and watch the Masters. But I always, since I was a kid,
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How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
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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.
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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.
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Golf is an extremely expensive sport, and growing up, I didn’t come from a lot, but my parents sacrificed a lot for me to compete, and my goals were their goals.
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It will be a great accomplishment if I become the best player in the world. But if my children can grow up with great core values and become great people and do good things and are happy, then, man, that would bring me great joy.
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I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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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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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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