I am not thinking too far ahead, just want to take it one thing at a time. Sachin Tendulkar More Quotes by Sachin Tendulkar More Quotes From 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 selfishsweetfather Obviously if you're positive, then there's positive energy flowing in your body. The moments are smoother - thought process is smoother. But if there is doubt, then also your body's not going to move that well, your thought process is not clear. Sachin Tendulkar successlifemoving My life, between 22 yards for 24 years... It's hard to imagine that this is coming to an end. Sachin Tendulkar yardsimagineyears 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 successsportslife Every individual has his own style, his own way of presenting himself on and off the field. Sachin Tendulkar focussuccesslife As a kid I loved John McEnroe. They called me Mac because, while everyone else liked Borg, I was crazy about McEnroe. I tried wearing headbands and sweatbands, and whooping at people. It didn't quite work. Sachin Tendulkar crazykidspeople Isn't cricket supposed to be a team sport? I feel people should decide first whether cricket is a team game or an individual sport. Sachin Tendulkar teamgamessports I don't open the newspapers (to see what's written about me). I don't read them and you can see them hanging at the stand outside my hotel room. I focus on my game only. Last 21 years have been really special for me and I throughly enjoyed my joyful journey Sachin Tendulkar journeygamesyears Before you lay a foundation on the cricket field, there should be a solid foundation in your heart and you start building on that. After that as you start playing more and more matches, you learn how to score runs and how to take wickets. Sachin Tendulkar successrunninglife It's important to work hard - there's no short cut around that. Sachin Tendulkar hard-worksuccesslife 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 justicetryingthinking Critics haven't taught me my cricket, and they don't know what my body and mind are up to. Sachin Tendulkar taughtbodymind It's important not to take anything for granted. Sachin Tendulkar focussuccesslife There have been ups and downs, but it has taught us a lot in life. Going with the team through those ups and downs is a terrific journey. Sachin Tendulkar teamsuccesslife I couldn't have asked for anything more than this. Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. Thanks to my team-mates. Without them, nothing would have happened. I couldn't control my tears of joy. Sachin Tendulkar teamwinningjoy 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 girlcountrychildren At the start of my career, when I used to toss and turn at night, I was fighting that feeling and wanting to go to sleep. Now I know that's normal, so I'll just get up and watch TV or something. I know it's just my subconscious mind getting ready for a game. Sachin Tendulkar fightingsleepnight Any active sportsman has to be very focused; you've got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to know when to switch on and switch off: and the rest of the things happen around that. Cricket is in the foreground, the rest is in the background. Sachin Tendulkar focussuccesslife From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot. Sachin Tendulkar respectsportslong Schools across India do not have teachers, libraries, playing grounds and even toilets. I do not want to see empty classrooms, empty libraries. I do not want to see cattle grazing on fields meant to be cricket or football grounds. Sachin Tendulkar teacherfootballschool
