I'm tired. A little bit jet-lagged because of the long flight but I've been trying to pace Lydia Ko, go nine holes and do the least amount of practice, i think just this week, the heat is definitely going to get to me, so I'm just going to try and cool down.

Lydia Ko

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If 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 Ko

fire play mistake

Golf 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 Ko

percent golf school

A 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.

Lydia Ko

nerves chance feet

Um, yeah 15-year-olds don't lead at an LPGA event all the time. But like I said, I'm very surprised. I've been playing really good golf and I'm confident with my game.

Lydia Ko

games golf years

Two 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 Ko

mom feelings two

One 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 Ko

goal player country

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 Ko

golf mean thinking

Everyone gets surprised because neither one of my parents play golf. Like I said in my speech, my aunt and uncle really love golf, and we visited them, and she gave me two clubs. Like people think when they don't know who my dad is, they think he's my coach.

Lydia Ko

uncles dad golf

Before, 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 Ko

media play golf

It's never easy playing 36 holes when you are concentrating so much for all the shots.

Lydia Ko

holes shots easy

I'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 Ko

couple night years

I 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 Ko

nervous speech media

I'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 Ko

couple littles years

The longer Ariya Jutanugarn and Lee Mi-rim were out here I think physically and Ariya Jutanugarn and Lee Mi-rim were all getting a little tired, but I said' hey, the ball is big enough to fit in the hole'.

Lydia Ko

sports

I think we all deserve to be holding the trophy, but I think I'm very fortunate to be the real one holding it.

Lydia Ko

sports

I let one -- it was a very dumb one -- slip on the last hole, there were so many putts that were so close but didn't end up falling, so hopefully a few more fall.

Lydia Ko

sports

I hit the ball really well on the front nine, but I was definitely a little tired going to the back nine, i think the sun got to me a bit, even though I tried to keep hydrated.

Lydia Ko

sports

It wasn't the greatest ending to finish up with a six, it covers up how well I played earlier on today.

Lydia Ko

sports

If it was n’t for my putter I know I would n’t be in this position, i feel like I ’m in really good position. There’s still a lot of golf to be played, I just have to focus on my game and enjoy it rather than think about what could happen on Sunday.

Lydia Ko

sports

My ball striking was good today, I just missed a few fairways.

Lydia Ko

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