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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.

Tony Finau

I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
TONY FINAU

Definitely Different Feet Flower Guy Most Quite Smell Time Tour Upbringing
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.
TONY FINAU

Balance Body Generate Keep Lower Need Power Quite Smooth Tempo Use Worry
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.
TONY FINAU

Because Being Brother Distance Emd Far Ide Known Same Sudden
I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
TONY FINAU

Advantage Circumstances Different Most Player Think
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.
TONY FINAU

Able Accomplish Age Drew Effect Game Lot Myself Only Player Prime See Speak Such Teenager Tiger Wood Young
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.
TONY FINAU

Book Different Game Many Mean Part Player Put Rule Say So Too
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.
TONY FINAU

Come Complete Expensive Extremely Goal Grow Lot Parent Sacrifice Sport
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.
TONY FINAU

Adjust Atmosphere Course Highest Level Lifestyle Like Lit Need Paly Pan Rookie
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 FINAU

Absolute Dad General Genius Golf Knowledge Left Polynesian Sport Thing Whole
When your hands are cold, and you’re hitting with old, low-quality irons – my first one was a Merlin model with a green shaft – you learn what to do to hit the ball solid.
TONY FINAU

Ball Cold First Great Hand Hit Iron Low Merlin Model One Quality Shaft Solid
I’ve never seen it in person and wouldn’t go even if you gave me tickets, because I made a promise to myself as a kid that I wouldn’t go until I played my way there.
TONY FINAU

Kid Made Myself Play Promise Ticket Until Way
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.
TONY FINAU

Give Great Grow Just Keep Learn Myself never One Rule Tell Thing Up
I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
TONY FINAU

Away Being Biggest Challenge Family From My Road
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 FINAU

Become Benefit Christ God Help Jesus Kind Person Relationship Upbring
Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
TONY FINAU

Community Park Proud Rose
Sports are big. You learn to fight.
TONY FINAU

Big Fight Learn Sport

I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.

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