Michael Chang

“Nearly all of these Chinese girls that have had success have had coaching from foreign coaches.”

“Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances.”

“For me, I think the Lord wanted me to win to put a smile on Chinese people's faces.”

“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.”

“If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try again.”

“I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people.”

“You know, I feel like if I don't change something, then the results maybe are going to continue the way that they have. That for me is not something that I want to really be a part of.”

“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.”

“I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I actually became a Christian in my rookie year on tour when I was 16 years old.”

“I am actually nondenominational.”

“I realize that I'm in the twilight of my career.”

“I see tendencies, I see body language.”

“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.”

“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.”