16th birthday Quote by Michael Chang

All the Asian people respect me and watch me. But I don't want people to think of me as an Asian player. I am…

— Park Ji-sung

I am very happy that I proved Asian players can deal with the high levels of European football.

— Park Ji-sung

I do not think of myself as a standard bearer for Asian players. I just try to work hard for myself.

— Park Ji-sung

The first initial feeling, at least for me, was to go out and play well and hopefully win and have the Asian community be…

— Michael Chang

I'm so proud to be an Asian and just knowing that if we think of something, we're gonna have the opportunity to be the…

— Liu Yifei

Maybe all teenagers feel like they don't fit in. I never felt like a cool kid. I remember being bullied for being Asian.

— Ruth Ozeki

For a young player, it's important to have people around you other than yourself. You're immature as an 18- or 19-year-old.

— Gareth Barry

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

— Michael Chang

You can try to justify how Asian you are, but you're never going to make everybody happy.

— Henry Golding

It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what I was…

— Lance Armstrong

I'm not going to make my opinions small just because people believe that I should just play soccer.

— Weston McKennie

I made my England debut when I was 17, against India. I was the first Asian to play for the England women's team, and…

— Isa Guha