Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Leeds, ENG |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Pontefract Squash and Leisure Club: England |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Cooking, poetry. (psa-squash.com, 17 Aug 2010) |
Injuries |
He underwent ankle surgery in 2008/09. (psa-squash.com, 17 Aug 2010) |
Hero / Idol |
British track cyclist Chris Hoy, British triathlete Alistair Brownlee, British heptathlete Jessica Ennis, squash players Jahangir Khan and Amr Shabana. (telegraph.co.uk, 11 Nov 2009) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Malcolm Wilstrop [father] |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Other information |
AUTHOR He wrote a book titled 'Shot and a Ghost' about a year in the life of a professional squash player. "I wanted to convey what being an athlete was really about. It's a very different life, a very interesting life. I thought I might have the odd interesting story to tell. I read some rubbish sporting books and I hoped I could do better to be honest. Plus there are no squash books and I love writing." (pdhsports.com, 22 Feb 2013) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning the Professional Squash Association [PSA] Masters Final in 2011 to capture the world number one ranking. (netsuiteopensquash.com, Feb 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I was born into a family that was passionate about squash. My dad actually coaches and I was always surrounded by it, so my love for the sport started at a young age." |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His father. (skysports.com, 29 Jan 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |