1. What is your favorite home-cooked meal?
My Mom's home-cooked Manty, a Kazakh dish.

2. What is always stocked in your refrigerator?
Swiss cheese & chocolate, ayran, fruits, spinach, eggs.

3. What s your favorite club in your bag?
60º wedge.

4. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
Any sunny place where I could grow veggies and set up an animal sanctuary . . . and a personal golf practice facility :-)
Probably in West Kazakhstan though because it is the land of the Kazakh tribe I belong to.

5. What's the best piece of advice you have ever received?
"The secret is to focus not on the pressure of the situation but rather on the blessing of being in a position to go for your dream." - Gary Player

6. Would you rather have an early or late tee time?
Early.

7. Is there anything you are addicted to? Or can't live without?
Oxygen.

8. Name one thing you miss about being a kid.
No internet and smartphones.

9. What was your favorite childhood television program?
Darkwing Duck, Dinosaurs, Sabrina, Simpsons . . . . too many!

10. Name two things you consider yourself to be really good at.
Golf and keeping a cool head in emergency situations.

11. What do you usually think about right before falling asleep?
How many hours of sleep I have left.

12. Where do you see yourself in the next five years?
On the Olympic podium.

13. What is your favorite color?
Blue.

14. Do you have any bad habits? Which bad habits, if any, drive you crazy?
Too many! The worst one is my talent for procrastination.

15. What is your best travel tip?
Drink a lot of water and do not use travel as an excuse for not practicing!

16. If you could learn any language fluently, what would it be?
Arabic and Chinese.

17. What is the biggest strength of your game?
I hit most fairways.

18. Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
USA because of the people, the vat and diverse landscapes, but also because of the infrastructure and stores being open 24/7 makes it so convenient to travel.

Quick 18 with Jamila Jaxaliyeva

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