Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
TONY FINAUI’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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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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Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
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I know a lot of kids following in my footsteps, not only from my heritage, but there’s younger generations trying to follow in my footsteps.
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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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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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.
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I have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
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I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great partners that help me with all those things.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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There’s a lot of great athletes all over the world, and some of them don’t have the access or opportunity to play the game of golf.
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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.
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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 biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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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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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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