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.
TONY FINAUI enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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We grew up in the Rose Park section of Salt Lake City. It’s a good neighborhood but a tough one, on the poor side but proud.
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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 was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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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.
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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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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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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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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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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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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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So it’s really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.
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I feel like listening is a huge part of life – not only listening to people, but listening to people that you believe in, people who you think are wise.
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