Childhood
Misbun received his early education in primary schools in Banting and then furthered his studies at Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur.
Datuk Sidek, his father, imagined his children becoming badminton aces starting with his first son, Misbun. By the age of seven in 1967, Misbun had begun to be seriously trained by his father at the badminton court in front of their house in Kampung Kanchong Darat, Banting, Selangor.
The same routine was later passed on to his brothers, Razif, Jalani, Rahman and Rashid, would form one badminton family teams from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. In this early stage of their training, Razif was the most disciplined, with Misbun the most mischievous, often relying on his talent.
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