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
cnn events ifs
For me, at the French Open, if I wasn't playing my match I was glued to CNN watching the events unfold.
want way results
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.
twilight careers realizing
I realize that I'm in the twilight of my career.
thinking numbers trying
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.
basketball tennis world
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.
inspirational hard-work people
Hard work is the only way to go. Strive to be the best you can be and remember that when you try your best, you can't ask any more from yourself, and people can't ask any more from you.
I am actually nondenominational.
quitting easier thirds
If you quit once, it's so much easier to quit the second, third, fourth time.
competition strict
I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition.
blow thinking feet
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.
believe heart player
I got comments about being too small, too short, there haven't been any Asian players and who am I to go out there and turn pro before my 16th birthday? And that's all good and fine. People want to have their comments and their opinions. Ultimately, you do what you believe in your heart. I think for me, things turned out OK.
body language tendencies
I see tendencies, I see body language.
giving people desire
When you give your best, that's all you can ask of yourself, all that people can ask of you and all that god desires from you. No matter what the result, walk with your head held high.
training want way
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.