Michael Chang

Seeing the Olympics come to China made me want to get more involved.

I see tendencies, I see body language.

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.

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

As an athlete, I used my speed, agility and quickness to go out and play against the big guys.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

I am actually nondenominational.

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.

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

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'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.

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.

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.

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

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.