Sachin Tendulkar Quotations

I want to give my six hours of serious cricket on the ground and then take whatever the result.

I am not thinking too far ahead, just want to take it one thing at a time.

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.

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.

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.

I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.

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.

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.

And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.

Every individual has his own style, his own way of presenting himself on and off the field.

I just keep it simple. Watch the ball and play it on merit.

I just want to continue the way I am going.

But eventually it is a game of cricket.

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.

My point of view is that when I am playing cricket I cannot think that this game is less or more important.

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.

I have played for 15 years and it has been a dream.

I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches.

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.

Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.

When I was 15, I started playing first class cricket and always dreamt of being a Test cricketer, wanted to do something for the country, married in 1995, have 2 kids it's been great.

If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.

It doesn't always happen according to the way you have planned things out but I feel if you have covered most of the aspects, it does help out there in the middle.

I never played with a runner in my entire life, even in schools, because only I know where the ball is going and how hard, when I hit the ball, something my runner will never know about.

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.

Critics haven't taught me my cricket, and they don't know what my body and mind are up to.

At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.

I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches.

From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.

Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit if a history regarding Pakistan.

I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.

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.

I always had a dream to play for India but I never let it put pressure on me.

I feel it's the conscious mind that messes things up. The conscious mind is constantly telling you, this might happen or that might happen, even before it has happened. Your conscious mind tells you the next ball might be a out-swinger, but when it's coming at you you realize it's an in-swinger... so literally, you've played two balls.

New Zealand's Daniel Vettori is a very good bowler.

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.

Wasim and Waqar were amazing bowlers. I would put them right up there with the best in the world.

I'm really focusing now on how I can get to the next level as a batsman. How can I get even more competitive? How can I get even more consistent? How can I get better?

It has been very good here, but the World Cup game was different. It had a different significance to it.

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.

Obviously after such a long gap, one itches to get back to the game and score big runs.

Lara's done very well recently and I never had any doubts about the abilities of Lara or Waugh.

Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler.

There are a few players who don't like to think about the game.

I have never thought where I will go, or forced any targets on myself.

The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us.

Moment there is contact your sub conscious mind knows whether it's a single or more. It's that fraction of contact that matters.

I wished a kid good health and speedy recovery and he told me 'my life is in your hands. Only your prayers and wishes will help me recover'. It's only when you get to hear such things that you are brought face to face with some harsh realities of life.

I am sure this book would soon become a collector's item.

I find it difficult to sleep even after all these years because my mind is constantly working and that is the way I have always prepared.

He's bowling well at the moment and looks in good form. But we're not thinking about what they will do to us. We're more interested in what we can do to them.

I admire the work he does off the field as well, especially in Calcutta, and I'm sure people back home would be wishing well for him.

It has been frustrating. The last game I played was on April 17.

I will know how much impact my elbow is going to take only when I practice more. Frankly it is too early to say when I will be back.

I was just relaxing and spending time with the family. Everyone was together and that?s how a birthday should be.

Pakistan have gathered momentum after their test and one-day successes against England. So have we, after our recent run of successes.

I think I have already spoken a lot. Now it is time for me to play.

I think he set great examples in the way cricket should be played and in tough conditions he would produce some tremendous performances,

Winters is a bit difficult for someone like me but in international matches this does not matter because it will not be the first time that we would be playing in such conditions.

We used to call him the 'Shadow Man' for this habit of his.

At this moment he is bowling well.... but I would like to focus more on what we have to do rather than what they will do to us.

Dressing room discussions should not come out. If it has come out it was absolutely wrong.

Early in the day, my kids woke me up and took me to their room, which they had decorated for the occasion. It was a pleasant surprise.

Anyone would want to play like him, he was completely at a different level as far as mental toughness is concerned.

THE INTERNATIONAL cricket calendar shouldn't be so packed with action that it drives spectators away. Also, there should be enough space between cricket events to help players recharge their batteries - not just physically but mentally, too.

I have no doubt in my mind that Anil is India's greatest bowler ever.

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.

I myself want to learn to play the guitar because I just love music and I want to learn to play at least one good musical instrument.

He always used to look at his shadow and run his fingers through his hair.

A long-term plan is more important so I will not be worried if it takes a couple of weeks more,

The entire country looks up to me and they have expectations and that's why I have to work very hard.

The kids were very happy, they woke me up and took me to their room which they had decorated. It looked like they had done a lot of special planning and they were enjoying. It was a pleasant surprise for me.

The International Cricket Calender shouldn't be so packed with action that it drives spectators away. Also there should be enough space between cricket events to help players recharge their batteries - not just physically but mentally too.

Hansie Cronje. Honestly. I got out to Hansie more than anyone.I never knew what to do with him

Let us celebrate the spirit of sport through the National Games

It's about not accepting every challenge thrown at you. Sometimes you hold back and when it's needed you go for it.

I fail sometimes, I succeed sometimes, so that's fair enough. It's a package deal. It comes with that package: failures and success.

I'm confident and I trust my instincts.

To me, pre-match preparation is extremely important because that's something which is within my control.

When I walk into bat, I should know that 'Yes, I've prepared to the best of my ability. I couldn't have done anything better.' That is when I feel that I am ready to go out and play.

I believe in controlling the control elements. Something where we don't have control on certain things, those things you obviously cannot waste your energy in trying to figure out 'How can I control this?' You would much rather focus all your energy on the things that you can control.

It really doesn't matter honestly to look at the scoreboard where it's 20 runs and 2 wickets down or 200 runs, 2 wickets down, because... if you're positive inside it really doesn't matter. It just requires different planning sometimes.

Any team sport, there are certain team targets and those targets should always be in the forefront.

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.

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.

In any profession, there are always ups and downs.

Along with the talent, you also need direction.

I used to crack A joke when Sourav Ganguly is upset and make him happy , i usually speak in bengali which would make him laugh

It’s hard for me to imagine a life without playing cricket because it’s all I have ever done since I was 11 years old.

I am excited about Indian Grand Prix F1 race. I will support the Force India team. I have friends like Michael Schumacher but I will support Force India because that is the Indian team and country comes first.

It's important to work hard - there's no short cut around that.

Sourav's greatest strength is his mind. He is hardworking - not only in the nets but also mentally. He bounces back.

Chase your dreams and don't find shortcuts...!!!

It's important not to take anything for granted.

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.

Dhoni Is The Best Captain I Have Played Under

I need at least two months to try and figure out where the centre of the bat is.

I really like Iceland. One of the nicest things about it is that I hardly ever had to reach for my credit card. There's practically nothing there to go shopping for.

Even my father's name is Sachin Tendulkar.

Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. ... I couldn't control my tears of joy.