Tony Finau on achieve
Tony Finau89 quotes“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.”
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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
Tony FinauTony Finau But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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 FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau It’s something that I dreamed of since I was a kid – to be able to represent my country and play in the Ryder Cup is what dreams are made of.
Tony FinauTony Finau I have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
Tony FinauTony Finau I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
Tony FinauTony Finau I wear green on Sunday because it’s my mom’s favorite color, but green goes pretty well on Sunday at the Masters, too.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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 FinauTony Finau I find that my upbringing in the Church and my relationship with God are huge benefits to me in helping me become the kind of person that I want to become.
Tony FinauTony Finau I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
Tony FinauTony Finau It’s a cool thing to see Polynesians – there’s not too many of us, period – but especially doing well in American sports. It’s pretty cool.
Tony FinauTony Finau I didn’t have really much of a social life in high school, and I’m not really a partyer, so college wasn’t super appealing to me at the time.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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 FinauTony Finau I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
Tony FinauTony Finau Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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