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Lee Chong Wei

"Never slack off on your responsibilities. If you do, do your best."

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Lee Chong Wei, a champion badminton player, posed next to his wax figure in Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

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★Datuk Wira Lee Chong Wei was born on 21 October 1978 and is a former badminton player for Malaysia.

★ He held the No.1 rank worldwide as a singles player for 349 weeks, including a 199-week streak from August 2008 to June 2012, and is the only Malaysian shuttler to hold a No.1 ranking for more than a year. He has held 69 Super Series titles in his career.

★ He has won the Olympic silver medal three times – 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, and 2016 Rio de Janeiro. He holds the most Olympic medals for Malaysia.

★ In June 2019, he announced his retirement from professional badminton.

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