--- title: "1 Sports Big Quotes By Tony Finau" description: "1 Sports Big quotes by Tony Finau. Plus more from Tony Finau and more Sports Big sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba1/tony-finau-10294_city_we-grew-up-in-the-rose-park-section-of-s_2842947.jpg" --- > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/we-grew-up-in-the-rose-park-section-of-salt-lake-city-it-s-a-good/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba1/tony-finau-10294_city_we-grew-up-in-the-rose-park-section-of-s_2842947.jpg) ## More by Tony Finau > [Mini-tour life isn't a glamorous, professional golf life. If you're not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/mini-tour-life-isn-t-a-glamorous-professional-golf-life-if-you-re-not/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players. So I definitely take time to realize where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/i-have-a-little-different-perspective-on-this-whole-golf-thing-than/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/i-have-a-half-court-in-my-house-if-you-saw-my-house-you-d-think-i-was/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/when-i-was-on-the-ryder-cup-team-and-i-surrounded-myself-with-the/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings. There are a lot of variables to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/it-was-tough-and-sometimes-you-had-to-find-some-sponsors-for-a/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [I think the biggest challenge when I'm on the road is being away from my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/i-think-the-biggest-challenge-when-i-m-on-the-road-is-being-away-from/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/my-irons-are-three-eighths-of-an-inch-longer-than-standard/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/i-do-my-best-on-the-golf-course-i-am-learning-about-the-business-side/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/one-of-the-things-i-learned-growing-up-a-rule-that-i-go-by-is-just/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [I think there's too many rules in golf. And I mean that's easy to say for a player, but putting together a rule book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/i-think-there-s-too-many-rules-in-golf-and-i-mean-that-s-easy-to-say/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/we-didn-t-have-cable-tv-we-just-couldn-t-afford-it-but-you-don-t-need/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [I feel like listening is a huge part of life - not only listening to people, but listening to people that you believe in,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/i-feel-like-listening-is-a-huge-part-of-life-not-only-listening-to/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [The Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/the-ping-51-degree-makes-for-a-nice-transition-from-the-irons-on-my/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it's motivated me more to give that extra something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/having-a-family-taking-care-of-your-kids-and-people-outside-yourself/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) > [When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah, I had plenty of power, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/when-i-got-on-tour-in-2014-i-was-hitting-a-slice-off-the-tee-no-joke/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sports-big/tony-finau/#itemlist", "name": "1 Sports Big Quotes By Tony Finau", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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