Rashid and his siblings gained exposure to badminton from their father, Mohd Sidek, a former player turned coach.

[2] After completing his Sijil Penilaian Menengah (SPM) exam, he was injected into the Project 1988/90 squad with the aim of regaining the Thomas Cup.

[3] Over the next three years, Rashid's performance declined, but he bounced back in 1996, when he won the Asia Cup and German Open, then reached the finals of the All England before losing to Paul-Erik Hoyer Larsen from Denmark.

He won the bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, beating the top seed, Joko Suprianto of Indonesia en route to the semi-finals, where he was beaten by Dong Jiong.

[4] He later began to make way for new generation players like Wong Choong Hann, Yong Hock Kin and Roslin Hashim.