I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
TONY FINAUIt’s cool to be able to dunk. I’m pretty tall and pretty long. My body’s probably built more for basketball than for golf.
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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.
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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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I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.
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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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Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
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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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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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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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Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
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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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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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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.
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I had a chance to win $2 million, a week after high school graduation, and if I turned pro, the sponsor was going to financially support me.
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How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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