Michael Chang Quotes

With every rep, you're going to get better.

Either you have the ability to hit or not. But I also think you have to work at it.

You only get better by playing.

Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

The one thing about being an athlete, say you are struggling with throwing a comeback route, well, then you go out and practice it. You throw it 100 times a day, and you get better at it, and you see those improvements pretty rapidly.

You put in what you get out. If you don't put time into your game, you're not going to get better.

The one way of getting better is by practising - both on and off the pitch.

No one's ever gotten better by practicing less.

If you really want to be world class - to be the best you can be - it comes down to preparation and practice.

Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere.

I am stronger than I was last year. I am throwing the ball better now in May of 2013 than I did in May of 2012 - significantly better. I got better throughout the season.

I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through.

I see so many people in the gym just slinging weight around. You can accomplish more if you squeeze the reps out in perfect form, instead of going big and trying to kill it every time.

Yes, it's absolutely true that anything worth doing is worth doing poorly - until you can learn to do it well.

Keep enjoying it, and if you do that, then you are going to get better.

Once I serve well, my whole game goes up.

Every training camp is important so you can show you're improving and staying consistent.

My understanding of the game has improved. The technical side has improved. All round I have improved in leaps and bounds at United. I learn something every day in training here and I am just loving it.

You've just got to listen to what experienced people are telling you. You've obviously got to listen to what they want you to do in training and in matches and commit to improving every aspect of your game.

If I'm looking at a client, I can say, 'Oh, wow, this is where you're weak; this is what you need to work on.' I can correct her in a matter of seconds, and then she's practicing specifically on the thing she needs to work on instead of repeating the same mistakes. Having that feedback is essential for beginners.

Speed is something I always worked on really hard.

You try to learn as much as you can with each rep.

I've improved a lot in every part of the game.