The name Zainal Abidin was a major force to be reckoned with, whenever he stepped onto a Squash Court during the 1980's - 90's. At home, he was untouchable for 11 years, when he was crowned National Singles Champion! Around the ASEAN region, he won 3 SEA Games Gold medals and was the East Asia champ for 9 years. And on the international circuit, together with his national team-mates, they finished in the top-10 across 3 successive world championship campaigns.
More than 3 decades ago, Zainal rewrote the history books during his time as a Player as well as a Coach for the last 40 years. Here now, is his full account of his journey to greatness, which began by accident!