21 Famous Quotes by Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on April 24th 1973, in Bombay (Now Mumbai) Maharashtra, and spent his early childhood in "Sahitya Sahawass Cooperative Society in Bandra (East), and known by three different nicknames TENDLYA, LITTLE MASTER, AND GOD OF CRICKET. Sachin Belongs to a Rjapur Saraswat Family. His father Late Ramesh Tendulkar was a novelist and his mother, Rajni Tendulkar is a former Insurance Agent. He has two elder brothers Nitin Tendulkar and Ajit Tendulkar and one elder sister Savita Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar was 17 years old when he met Anjali for the first time at the Mumbai airport. After some time they both met again at a common friend's place and got to know each other. They Both dated each other for 5 years before tying the knot on 24tH May 1995. Anjali Tendulkar is a Pediatracian. The couple has a son Arjun Tendulkar and also has a Daughter, Sara Tendulkar.

Sachin Completed his only schooling at Sharadashram Vidya Mandir High School in Dadar. In his school time, Sachin met his coach Ramakant Achrekar at Shivaji Park in Dadar Bombay and started working at an apparel manufacturing firm to support his cricketing career.

Cricketing Career: 1989-2013

Sachin took up Cricket at age of eleven. Sachin was only 16 years old when he made his TEST Match Debut on 15tH November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi and after that, he represented team MUMBAI domestically and INDIA internationally for 24 years. Sachin also represented the MUMBAI INDIANS in IPL. Tendulkar announced retirement from One Day Internationals on 23 December 2012, after that Sachin announced retirement from all forms on 10 October 2013. In between Sachin Tendulkar sets contemporary world records and received numerous Awards: 

• Only Batsman to have scored 100 international centuries
• First Cricketer to score double hundred in ODIs
• In 1998, Tendulkar made 1894 One Day Internationals runs, which is a record for the highest number of ODI runs scored by any batsman in a calendar year.
• Test Runs- 15,921
• One-Day Runs- 18,426
• Test played- 200
• ODIs played- 463
• Test Centuries- 51
• ODIs Tons- 49
• Fastest to 10,000 runs in test (195 innings- along with Brain Lara (WI) and Kumar Sangakara (SL).
• Most World Cup appearances- 6Editions

Awards:

1. 1994- Arjuna Award for his marvelous sporting achievements.
2. 1997- Tendulkar was one of the five cricketers selected as Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
3. 1997/98- Rajiv Gandhi for highest sporting honor.
4. 1999- Padma Shri India's fourth highest civilian award.
5. 2001- Maharashtra Bhushan Award for Maharashtra's highest civilian award.
6. 2008- Padma Vibhushan India's second highest civilian award.
7. 2010- ICC Cricketer of the year for Highest ICC Listing
8. 2014- Bharat Ratna for India's highest civilian award

Here are some Inspirational Quotes from Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar:

1. Don't stop chasing your dreams, because dreams do come true

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

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

4.“As far as the World Cup is concerned, it is a process. We don't want to jump to the 50th floor straight away. We must start on the ground floor”

5.“Chase your dreams .... but make sure you don't find shortcuts .”

6.“Enjoy the game, chase your dreams because dreams do come true.”

7.“If you remain humble, people will give you love and respect even after you have finished with the game.”

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

9.“The key to handling pressure situations like these is to keep yourself steady, follow your instincts and think clearly.”

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

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

12.“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”

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

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

15.“People throw stones at you and u turned them into milestones.”

16.“I just want to continue the way I am going.”

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

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

19.“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.”

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

21.“I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.”