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.
TONY FINAUEverything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.
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I wear green on Sunday because it’s my mom’s favorite color, but green goes pretty well on Sunday at the Masters, too.
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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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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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I think there’s too many rules in golf. And I mean that’s easy to say for a player, but putting together a rule book is a tough thing in this game because there are so many different parts of the game.
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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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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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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When your hands are cold, and you’re hitting with old, low-quality irons – my first one was a Merlin model with a green shaft – you learn what to do to hit the ball solid.
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I am extremely proud to be Tongan and Samoan, and to be the first on Tour and the first in the Masters is a cool thing.
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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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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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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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