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THE RISE TO FAME

I met Lin Dan from China for the very first time during my first international championship in Japan. My coaches were confident in my performance in this competition but unfortunately I lost to Sony Dwi Kuncoro from Indonesia in the semi final. Sony then progressed to the final and met his next opponent, Bao Chunlai. Soon, I realised that Lin Dan, Sony and Bao Chun Lai are going to be my toughest competitors in my career. Although I was already in the National Sport Institution, but that did not guarantee me a spot in the national team. There were always selections and trials.


In 1999, I became the champion in the Malaysian Youth Championship. With my good ranking in World Junior Championship, I had successfully won a place in the national team without undergoing further selections and trials. I am now a professional player.

In 2010, I was training under Dato’Mohmen Misbun Sidek. Coach Misbun paid a lot of attention on physical training. One of the advantage every player should have is a strong physical strength. Once, I broke my racket intentionally during a practice. I was very frustrated for losing a point so I vent my anger by doing that. It broke into two. Coach Misbun then yelled at me and banned me from attending any training for a week.But the next morning, I went there as usual to apologize to him. He paid no attention. So I was not allowed to practice and I could only pick up the shuttles for my teammates.



 

In 2004, I was qualified to play in the Athens Olympic Games. It was my first time participating in the games. So I was here only to gain more experience. But things changed, when surprisingly I progressed into the round of 16 and my seniors did not made it. Suddenly, I became the limelight and the country’s hopes are on me. I began to feel the pressure and I did not made it to the semifinal. I was defeated by Chen Hong. Taufik Hidayat, a 23 year old player from Indonesia was the champion.
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The future holds unlimited success and I began to take it seriously. I always wondered how much more weight I can bear on my shoulders in the future.

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