A biography for Sachin Tendulkarhasn’t been written yet.
“I want to give my six hours of serious cricket on the ground and then take whatever the result.”
“At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.”
“I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.”
“But eventually it is a game of cricket.”
“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.”
“From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.”
“Wasim and Waqar were amazing bowlers. I would put them right up there with the best in the world.”
“My point of view is that when I am playing cricket I cannot think that this game is less or more important.”
“I am not thinking too far ahead, just want to take it one thing at a time.”
“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.”
“Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.”
“I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.”
“Every individual has his own style, his own way of presenting himself on and off the field.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Lara's done very well recently and I never had any doubts about the abilities of Lara or Waugh.”
“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'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?”
“And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.”
“I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches.”