Even when he's no longer on the circuit, Michael Chang still packs in a crowd and three years after his retirement, the local press corps still can't seem to get enough of the former tennis star.
Chang, the Chinese-American hero who won the 1989 French Open as an unseeded player, still can hold court as a media magnet as 30-plus reporters came out in force to record his every word at a press function at the Langham Hotel in Mongkok yesterday.
The youngest-ever grand slam champion at 17 years, 95 days when he won at Roland Garros, Chang is enjoying his retirement - but he's hardly taking it easy these days.
'I have been extremely busy. It's great to be back in Hong Kong, a place that holds a special place in my heart,' said Chang, who turns 34 next month.
'I thought maybe after I retired I would be taking it easy, you know, not travelling as much. Actually, I was quite wrong. I have just started school.
'I have finished my third semester at Biola University [in La Mirada, California in ministerial studies].'
