Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ. Tony Finau More Quotes by Tony Finau More Quotes From Tony Finau I'm going to be in aggressive mode, i'm not trying to come close. Tony Finau sports I think theres always still a Tiger effect because it is Tiger, but its a different era, and hes playing against a different generation. Tony Finau latest-headlines We just ham-and-egged it really nicely, you know, I birdied 14, he birdied 15, I birdied 16, 17. Tony Finau sports We grew up in the Rose Park section of Salt Lake City. It's a good neighborhood but a tough one, on the poor side but proud. Sports are big. You learn to fight. Tony Finau fight good you sports It's a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it's like... to be less fortunate, to be less privileged. Tony Finau seriously back like know 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. Tony Finau you wise life people I have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you'd think I was an NBA player. I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays. Tony Finau think me you wife 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. Tony Finau never-give-up never myself growing-up I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation. Tony Finau left foundation mark use I'm from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything, I always felt I've been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high. Tony Finau tolerance heritage tough pain Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot. Tony Finau just moment next process 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. Tony Finau cool body golf long 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. Tony Finau name best great good I'm not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer. Tony Finau go alcohol real beer 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. Tony Finau shine harmony humble people Essentially, my parents directed me in the right path. They were all for me turning professional and starting that journey as a family with my golf career. Tony Finau me family journey path I don't really get to attend church. That's definitely one of the challenges. 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. Tony Finau tough church challenges home I think the biggest challenge when I'm on the road is being away from my family. Tony Finau challenge road think family I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour. Tony Finau flowers feel smell time I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players. So I definitely take time to realize where I'm at in my life. And I know that I'm blessed. Tony Finau my-life blessed time life
