It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
TONY FINAUWhen I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don’t play well, you’re often losing a lot of your own money.
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I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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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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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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Essentially, my parents directed me in the right path. They were all for me turning professional and starting that journey as a family with my golf career.
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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 always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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It was tough to fail year after year. I never even got to the final stage until I got my card on the Web.com Tour.
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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 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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My most important goal is to set myself up on every Sunday to have a chance to win, and I know if I do those things, then everything else will take care of itself.
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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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