Bruised and battered but no one’s better

Man with a bite: Mirnawan lost two teeth in training but went on to help the team finish eighth in the 2002 World Cup.

KUALA LUMPUR: Deep cuts. Broken teeth. Bumps and bruises. All those physical injuries did not stop Datuk Mirnawan Nawawi from making his mark as one of the most prolific hockey players in Malaysia for more than a decade.

The more he fell and the more he was pushed around in the physically demanding sport, the stronger he bounced back.