THIS week has been all about making difficult and good decisions. Let’s start with our controversial shuttler Lee Zii Jia.

HAVE you heard of an association called RESPECT? It’s formed recently and headed by none other than the country’s former national women’s hockey player Prof Datuk Dr S. Shamala.

ACTRESS and Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh is now an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, her fellow actor Hans Isaac is now the Malaysian Stadium Board chairman.

THERE are many types of athletes - those who are bold in setting their short or long-term targets and those who prefer them close to their hearts.

FROM high court to baby cot and plenty of action on the badminton court – this probably sums up Malaysian badminton over the last two weeks.

RULES are rules. It doesn’t matter who you are, jester or king.

YOU can love the Sideks or not, but you have to admit that the brothers - Misbun, Jalani, Razif, Rashid and Rahman - have etched their names in Malaysian badminton through their performances, both on and off the court.

IF I had to choose someone as the face of badminton, it would be Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. Why?

FEAR and courage, they say, are brothers. And sista Jolien Boumkwo certainly lived up to the saying.

WHEN I called national coaching director Wong Choong Hann last week to confirm if he was leaving for good, he did not deny it.

THERE’S something beautiful about sports. It has the power to unite people and bring out the best in them.

BADMINTON has a way of springing surprises, both good and a bad. And this week has been no exception.