I’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
TONY FINAUIf the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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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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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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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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One of the things I learned growing up, a rule that I go by, is just never give up. That’s one thing that I had to keep telling myself.
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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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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 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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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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We didn’t have cable TV. We just couldn’t afford it. But you don’t need cable to watch the Masters. In 1997, at the exact moment I started out, I watched Tiger Woods win the Masters.
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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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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’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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