I feel like I have as good a shot as anybody out there and I have gotten close in the past, so why not have the attitude that I can come out and play great tennis and maybe even win this tournament. – Michael Chang
It’s like one of those dreams you have when someone is chasing you. You’re running as fast as you can, and someone’s trotting behind you, just out of range, trying to grab onto you. – Michael Chang
The first initial feeling, at least for me, was to go out and play well and hopefully win and have the Asian community be even more proud. – Michael Chang
Maybe sometimes I’m such a thinker, I reevaluate too much. Sometimes when it comes down to it, I really don’t need to do anything, I don’t really need to change anything. I need to just keep plugging away, working at it. – Michael Chang
In the tennis world, there weren’t a whole lot of Asians playing. You see it a little bit more now. The same can really be said for basketball. – Michael Chang
I think I could look back through the past few years at missed opportunities and stuff, but one thing I have learned is not to dwell on missed chances or times where you have failed. – Michael Chang
It has been a difficult road this year, but still I look at every day as a new opportunity. – Michael Chang
You can work really hard, but if you’re not training in the right way you’re not going to improve and get to the level that you want to. – Michael Chang
I still have a belief and a faith that some great things are still going to happen in my career. If I didn’t believe that, it makes no sense for me to be out there, and on top of that, I know this is a period of time that God wants me to persevere through. – Michael Chang
Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances. – Michael Chang
It’s difficult sometimes when you have somebody who is of a different culture trying to make light of something that is maybe not quite something that they understand. – Michael Chang
As an athlete, I used my speed, agility and quickness to go out and play against the big guys. – Michael Chang
I think when you’ve played at the level that I’ve played, anything outside the top 10 in certain aspects is just a number, unless you’re obviously trying to get into tournaments and stuff. – Michael Chang
I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people. – Michael Chang
I’m a competitive person and it is in my nature to try hard in every match I play. The only time I’m not competitive is when I’m playing against my mom. – Michael Chang
I didn’t have the ability to blow people off the court, so I needed my legs, my preparation and the ability to think on my feet. – Michael Chang
I think the French Open, in many ways, brought out a certain characteristic in me and in my game that was already there. Just the circumstances allowed for it to be able to show. – Michael Chang
