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Michael Chang
Michael Te-pei Chang is an American former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked world No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1996. Chang is the youngest man in history to win a singles major, winning the 1989 French Open at 17 years and 109 days old. He won a total of 34 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including seven Masters titles, and was a three-time major runn…
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Born 22 February 1972 · Q53370
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There are certain moments in performance when I'm hand-in-glove with a conductor and feel I can take risks and try something completely different from what we did in rehearsal. Sometimes we pull it off, and it's magical. Other times you try to get creative, the support isn't there, and you think, oh well, maybe next time.
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I hate analyzing stuff. I do the bare minimum. When it comes to interpretation, I just play it and go from there. I think emotion is everything. When you get the notes, you've just scratched the surface. The best things happen spontaneously, on stage. I'm doing three concerts here; I guarantee that none of them will be the same. We're not machines.
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2009· 1 entry
Chang was honored by the Los Angeles Chinese Historical Society of Southern California in "Celebrating Taiwanese Americans in Sports"
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2008· 2 entries
Chang married Amber Liu, also a professional tennis player
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Chang was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
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2002· 1 entry
Chang published a book about his career entitled Holding Serve: Persevering On and Off the Court
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2001· 1 entry
Chang served as a goodwill ambassador for the 2008 Beijing Olympic bid committee
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1999· 2 entries
“There are certain moments in performance when I'm hand-in-glove with a conductor and feel I can take risks and try something completely different from what we did in rehearsal. Sometimes we pull it off, and it's magical. Other times you try to get creative, the support isn't there, and you think, oh well, maybe next time.”
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“I hate analyzing stuff. I do the bare minimum. When it comes to interpretation, I just play it and go from there. I think emotion is everything. When you get the notes, you've just scratched the surface. The best things happen spontaneously, on stage. I'm doing three concerts here; I guarantee that none of them will be the same. We're not machines.”
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1997· 2 entries
Was given one of seven Asian-American leadership awards by A Magazine for his status as a role model for Asian-American youth
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Signed a multi-year contract to endorse Watch Reebok, a collection of sports watches
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1996· 2 entries
Won the ATP Indian Wells Open with ATP Mens (1996).
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Following his US Open finals performance
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1995· 1 entry
When he defeated Muster, Jim Courier, and then dominated Pete Sampras in the semifinals, before losing in the final to Boris Becker
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1994· 2 entries
Won the ATP Cincinnati Open with ATP Mens (1994).
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Which was an inch longer than the standard model
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1993· 1 entry
Won the ATP Cincinnati Open with ATP Mens (1993).
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1992· 1 entry
Won the ATP Indian Wells Open with ATP Mens (1992).
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1990· 1 entry
Won the ATP Canadian Open with ATP Mens (1990).
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1989· 5 entries
Just one day after the height of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
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Panasonic and Longines in the 1990s, Cathay Pacific Airlines in 1990, Bristol-Myers Squibb promoting Nuprin in 1991, Stelux watches in 1993, Discover Card in 1996, Tiger Balm, Procter & Gamble (endorsing P&G's Rejoice Sh
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When he won the French Open at the age of 17 years, 110 days, to become the youngest male player ever to win a Grand Slam title
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(including his French Open title), he was coached by José Higueras
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Played for United States Davis Cup team (1989–1997).
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1988· 2 entries
Aged 16 years and seven months, he won his first top-level singles title at the Transamerica Open, defeating Johan Kriek in the final
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Chang had been easily beaten by Lendl in an exhibition match held in Des Moines, Iowa
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1972· 1 entry
Born 1972-02-22.
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1955· 1 entry
And the first American man to win a Grand Slam since 1984
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