42+ Michael Chang Quotes On Culture, Education And Johnny Carson

Michael Chang is an American former professional tennis player. He is best known for winning the French Open at the age of 17 in 1989, becoming the youngest male player to win a Grand Slam singles title. He also won 34 career singles titles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 2 in 1996. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Michael Chang on life, leadership, culture.

Top 10 Michael Chang Quotes

1. If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try again.
2. As long as there's pasta and Chinese food in the world, I'm okay.
3. All of the Spaniards are really talented. I don't know what they eat.
4. I see tendencies, I see body language.
5. 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.
6. If you quit once, it's so much easier to quit the second, third, fourth time.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. It has been a difficult road this year, but still I look at every day as a new opportunity.

Michael Chang Image Quotes

As long as there's pasta and Chinese food in the world, I'm okay. — Michael Chang

All of the Spaniards are really talented. I don't know what they eat. — Michael Chang

Michael Chang Short Quotes

• I am actually nondenominational.
• My knee feels good right now. I am definitely able to move about whichever way.
• I realize that I'm in the twilight of my career.
• I am just trying to get biblically stronger.
• It's not that easy for some of these players in China to get the coaching they need.
• Nearly all of these Chinese girls that have had success have had coaching from foreign coaches.
• I actually became a Christian in my rookie year on tour when I was 16 years old.
• Seeing the Olympics come to China made me want to get more involved.
• I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition.

Michael Chang Quotes About Tennis

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 just feel like it would be so against my personality to have this struggle in tennis and just give up. I know it's not me, not who I am, and that would probably affect other parts of my life. — Michael Chang

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

I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people. — Michael Chang

I think Pete Sampras has really reached his peak. About the only thing he doesn't do is cook. — Michael Chang

Michael Chang Quotes About Play

For me, at the French Open, if I wasn't playing my match I was glued to CNN watching the events unfold. — 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

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

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

Michael Chang Quotes About People

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. — 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

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

Michael Chang Famous Quotes And Sayings

As long as there's pasta and Chinese food in the world, I'm okay. — Michael Chang

All of the Spaniards are really talented. I don't know what they eat. — Michael Chang

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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

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

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

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. — Michael Chang

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. — 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

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. — Michael Chang

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. — Michael Chang

Life Lessons by Michael Chang

1. Michael Chang's hard work and dedication to the game of tennis is an inspiration to all athletes. He showed that with hard work and perseverance, anything is possible.
2. Michael Chang also demonstrated the importance of having a strong mental game, as he was able to stay focused and composed in the most difficult of matches.
3. Finally, Michael Chang's success is a testament to the importance of having a good support system, as he was able to rely on his family and coaches to help him reach his goals.