I've played such good golf, and it was hard coming up and it wasn't easy in any matches or any shots. It means a lot. I think hopefully it will mean a lot to New Zealand because I'm the next winner of the U.S. Amateur after Danny Lee.
Lydia KoBefore, I was like 'Oh my God, I have to do this media, this media and this media,' but now I've learned these are stages you need to go through. If you play really good golf, you're going to get more media attention and more interest in you, and you'll get more confident handling it.
Lydia KoIf I make a bogey or three putt I'm on fire inside. But it's not like you're going to play any better slamming your club or getting angry. So you might as well just keep it in. People say I'm pretty calm, but I do make mistakes and I do get angry, but I try and not show it.
Lydia KoTwo weeks ago at the U.S. Amateur, my mom caddied, and that is kind of a different feeling, because she's your mom and you have to listen to her. It was really comfortable having my mom there, but it's also really relieving and comfortable to have someone that knows the course off their hat, really.
Lydia KoGolf is like 99.9 percent of my life, and then there's school. I don't get much time to go out with my friends.
Lydia KoI'd love to go out on a Saturday night with my friends and watch a movie, but that happens really like once a year or a couple of times.
Lydia KoI can't say I'm not nervous at all with media and doing speeches, but I'm getting used to it and better at it, hopefully.
Lydia KoOne of my goals is to play the Olympics in 2016. If you're able to represent your country in the Olympics everyone will understand you as a player and not many people do get to go to the Olympics.
Lydia KoI've got a couple of years until I turn pro so I guess within that period hopefully I'll be able to get a little bit better.
Lydia KoA 3-foot putt can be more nerve-racking than a 9-foot putt because a 3-foot putt you should be getting in. A 9-footer, there's a chance it won't go in.
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