I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
TONY FINAUFor so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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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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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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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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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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It will be a great accomplishment if I become the best player in the world. But if my children can grow up with great core values and become great people and do good things and are happy, then, man, that would bring me great joy.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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There are a lot of great athletes on the PGA Tour and a lot of good basketball players. But I can definitely put my name in the mix as one of the best.
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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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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’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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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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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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