Quotes from Michael Chang

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

My knee feels good right now. I am definitely able to move about whichever way.

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

It's not that easy for some of these players in China to get the coaching they need.

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

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.

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 see tendencies, I see body language.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

If you quit once, it's so much easier to quit the second, third, fourth time.

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.

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

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

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.

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.