What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29

Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.

I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.

Never complain or make excuses. If something seems unfair, just prove yourself by working twice as hard and being twice as good.

Be modest, be humble, be simple.

Don't assume your child is weak. If you, the parent, assume that they can't take anymore, what kind of signal are you sending them?

When I'm not the Tiger Mom, I'm a professor at Yale Law School, and if one thing is clear to me from years of teaching, it's that there are many ways to produce fabulous kids. I have amazing students; some of them have strict parents, others have lenient parents, and many come from family situations that defy easy description.