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" I am just trying to get biblically stronger. "
Michael Chang
I Am
Trying
Stronger
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Nearly all of these Chinese girls that have had success have had coaching from foreign coaches. "
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" As an athlete, I used my speed, agility and quickness to go out and play against the big guys. "
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" 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. "
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Life
" I see tendencies, I see body language. "
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" I am actually nondenominational. "
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" As long as there's pasta and Chinese food in the world, I'm okay. "
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World
" All of the Spaniards are really talented. I don't know what they eat. "
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" 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. "
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Feeling
Me
" For me, I think the Lord wanted me to win to put a smile on Chinese people's faces. "
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Me
People
" 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. "
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Top
Trying
You
" I actually became a Christian in my rookie year on tour when I was 16 years old. "
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Christian
Years
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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. "
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Sometimes
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" 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. "
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Men
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People
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" For me, at the French Open, if I wasn't playing my match I was glued to CNN watching the events unfold. "
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Playing
Me
Events
" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Dreams
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" It has been a difficult road this year, but still I look at every day as a new opportunity. "
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" 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. "
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