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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More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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So I definitely take time to realize where I’m at in my life. And I know that I’m blessed.
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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.
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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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In 2013, I changed to left-hand low, or cross-handed. And it’s helped a lot. At the time, the reason I switched was just a lot of inconsistency with putting. I was either making a lot of putts, or I was missing a lot of putts.
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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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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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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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It’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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There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it’s time to play in competition, you don’t want to think too many thoughts.
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We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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