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.
TONY FINAUBut I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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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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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 enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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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 didn’t have really much of a social life in high school, and I’m not really a partyer, so college wasn’t super appealing to me at the time.
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If you make the effort to address the moves that cause a slice, you can straighten out all your shots. It won’t happen overnight, but if you’re systematic about it, the process will work.
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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 don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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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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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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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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I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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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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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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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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We all wanted to be like him.
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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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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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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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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.
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I know a lot of kids following in my footsteps, not only from my heritage, but there’s younger generations trying to follow in my footsteps.
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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 always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
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