“I grew up looking at my father as to how to behave. In watching him I grasped so many things. His own temperament was of a calm person. He was very composed and I never saw anger in him. To me, that was fascinating.”
— Sachin Tendulkar
“I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket.”
— Sachin Tendulkar
“There are over 200 million illiterate women in India. This low literacy negatively impacts not just their lives but also their families’ and the country’s economic development. A girl’s lack of education also has a negative impact on the health and well-being of her children.”
— Sachin Tendulkar
“If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many. Anyone, even a postman knocking on our door would get a glass of water and some sweets.”
— Sachin Tendulkar
“I hate losing and cricket being my first love, once I enter the ground it’s a different zone altogether and that hunger for winning is always there.”
— Sachin Tendulkar
“What mattered to me most when I was batting was feeling comfortable. As long as I felt comfortable, it didn’t matter where I was playing or who I was playing against. If you make technical adjustments to cope with different conditions, there’s a risk of making yourself feel uncomfortable and of thinking too much about your technique. I’ve always felt that I’ve batted best when my mind has been at the bowler’s end of pitch, not at my end. There’s no time to think about both ends at the same time. So in general it always seemed to me that If I was comfortable with my gear, it would allow my mind to be at the opposite end and I had a better chance of playing well.”
— Sachin Tendulkar
“People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.”
— Sachin Tendulkar
“I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.”
– Sachin Tendulkar
“From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.”
– Sachin Tendulkar
“I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket.”
– Sachin Tendulkar
“Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit if a history regarding Pakistan.”
– Sachin Tendulkar
“And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.”
– Sachin Tendulkar
“When there is time to think about cricket, I think but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well.”
– Sachin Tendulkar
“I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can’t be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn’t discuss media coverage.”
– Sachin Tendulkar
“There are over 200 million illiterate women in India. This low literacy negatively impacts not just their lives but also their families’ and the country’s economic development. A girl’s lack of education also has a negative impact on the health and well-being of her children.”
– Sachin Tendulkar
“If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many. Anyone, even a postman knocking on our door would get a glass of water and some sweets.”
– Sachin Tendulkar
“I grew up looking at my father as to how to behave. In watching him I grasped so many things. His own temperament was of a calm person. He was very composed and I never saw anger in him. To me, that was fascinating.”
– Sachin Tendulkar
“Wasim and Waqar were amazing bowlers. I would put them right up there with the best in the world.”
– Sachin Tendulkar