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 FINAUI always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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When 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.
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I’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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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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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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I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
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It’s something that I dreamed of since I was a kid – to be able to represent my country and play in the Ryder Cup is what dreams are made of.
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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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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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At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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So it’s really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.
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I definitely feel it’s important, whether I’ve taken time off or played right before, that I take necessary rest time in the weeks before the tournament.
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