Michael Chang
Michael Chang
Michael Te-Pei Changis an American former tennis player. He became the youngest male player to win a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17 years and 4 months...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth22 February 1972
CityHoboken, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
running dream trying
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.
player men break-through
That's what really seems to be the more difficult aspect - to have the men break through and challenge the best players in the world.
want olympics china
Seeing the Olympics come to China made me want to get more involved.
moving feel-good knees
My knee feels good right now. I am definitely able to move about whichever way.
attitude winning past
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.
doctors littles months
I have lost a little bit of flexibility, but the doctors say with any kind of torn ligament it is not uncommon for the injury to take 16 months to be 100 percent healed.
past opportunity thinking
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.
opportunity years looks
It has been a difficult road this year, but still I look at every day as a new opportunity.
cheer community want
Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances.
light trying different
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.
trying stronger
I am just trying to get biblically stronger.
mom play competition
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.
spaniards knows
All of the Spaniards are really talented. I don't know what they eat.
change needs too-much
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.