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.
TONY FINAUI used to think I was hitting a draw at times, and the ball was still curving to the right! I still prefer to play a little fade, but I’ve had to recalibrate my visuals.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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I’m always playing on Sunday, and that’s tough because I really never get to take the sacrament – maybe once every three or four months when I’m home and have a week off.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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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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 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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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’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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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 have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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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 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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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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We all wanted to be like him.
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