Michael Chang Quotes

I was a professional athlete, the best baseball player in the world at one point.

I was the happiest guy in the world when I was on the ice. You're being paid to play a game! That's pretty special.

I think most players would love, at one stage in their career, to say, 'I've been No. 1 in the world.'

The thing I really want to do is make the All-Star team and have an All-Star season. If I do that, then I know my team is going to be winning.

There are so many really good players in the men's game that no one person can dominate year after year.

English clubs should not be pleased to go to places like Barcelona and get away without a thrashing. They should be able to compete. They have the resources.

I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.

I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that.

I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways, it maybe takes some pressure off the Olympics, because I already did win at Wimbledon this year.

As the game gets bigger for the fans it gets bigger for the players.

I'm playing pretty good now, but my ranking doesn't say that. I'm number two.

Like I said, when you have to play against a great player every night, that defines who you are if you can compete on that same level night in and night out.

It's a very competitive thing, pro sports. The hardest thing in pro sports is staying up there.

I don't think I was a perfect hurdler, but I guess I did win all the time.

I'm so proud to play for a big club like Arsenal.

If you have Real to face, you have to think about them - they are one of the best teams in the world.

Having my dad play for the Falcons, what it did was really to expose me to a whole bunch of other elite-level athletes, which I think gives me an advantage and allowed me to understand what goes into sports. It is more than going out onto the field and going out onto the ice and competing.

Winning is everything, especially at this stage of my career - I'm going into Year 7. Because I've been franchise-tagged twice, I've been in a position where it's not about the money so much; it's about winning. I want to win.

I'm a huge fan of the Diaz boys. I'm a huge fan of what they've done for our sport. I feel like it's not about the rankings anymore. Sometimes the rankings are a little shaky.

No, I don't think I'm especially one of the best players in the league.

I scored about 40 goals with Roma, so that's quite good.

It is a player's league until you lose.

If you want to win, you have to beat the big teams in Europe, and Juventus are awesome.

Playing in a big tournament is one of the biggest things for a professional footballer.

Being world No 1 would be fantastic but you'd like to do it by finishing the year as No 1 without anything happening off the table to someone else's ranking.