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.
TONY FINAUI have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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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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My brother and I ended up being known for our distance, but we had no idea how far we could hit the ball because we hit it the same, and all of a sudden.
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I have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
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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 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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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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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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It’s a cool thing to see Polynesians – there’s not too many of us, period – but especially doing well in American sports. It’s pretty cool.
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There’s a lot of great athletes all over the world, and some of them don’t have the access or opportunity to play the game of golf.
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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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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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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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I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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