Top 100 Quotes About Sachin
#1. Sachin is the greatest player I have seen. I consider it an honour to have rubbed shoulders with him
Brian Lara
#2. On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. This Genius can stop time in India!
Peter Roebuck
#3. Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime and I am privileged he played in my time
Wasim Akram
#4. Everyone praises Sachin Tendulkar. He may be a genius in his own right but in my book, Rahul Dravid is the artist. Dravid's defence tactics, his strokes, his cuts, his grace are truly amazing. I'd like to meet the chap sometime and take my hat off to him.
Peter O'Toole
#5. When you compare the icons of the game, you have Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Dhoni in the same bracket.
Ravi Shastri
#6. I had to remind Gary Kristen often that he was in the covers to field against Sachin not to applaud him
Hansie Cronje
#7. Test cricket is bloody hard work, especially when you've got Sachin batting with what looks like a three metre wide bat.
Michael Hussey
#8. Had Rahul Dravid been born in any country other than India, he would have been much more famous than Sachin Tendulkar.
Jacques Kallis
#10. Virat Kohli has so far shown that he has more ability and talent than anybody else, and if he can play till 32 or 34 with same fitness and without injuries, he will come to a point where not even Vivian Richards neither Sachin Tendulkar had such a record.
Kapil Dev
#11. There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don
Steve Waugh
#12. I never coached Sachin Tendulkar, I gave him gentle advice when he asked for it.
John Wright
#13. If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard.
Dennis Lillee
#14. The thing about India is that while they will miss Sachin, they have the ability to put out another batsman nearly as good.
Michael Vaughan
#15. Even though Sachin is great, I have always found Rahul more solid and hard to get out. He has a solid defense and plays less shots than others. When a batsman plays less shots then it is tough to get him as he makes less mistakes.
Shoaib Akhtar
#17. The thing I like the most about Sachin is his intensity. After being in the game for so long, he still has the same desire to do well for India in any international match. I tell you what, this man is a legend.
Sourav Ganguly
#18. Sachin has been an integral part of Mumbai Indians and a source of inspiration for the team ever since the inception.
Nita Ambani
#19. Unfortunately, whatever Indians have not been able to achieve in their lives, they wanted Sachin to achieve it for them. Now that is what I call pressure.
Vikram Sathaye
#20. Playing in the same team as Sachin is a huge honour. His balance of mind, shrewd judgment, modesty and, above all, his technical brilliance make him my all-time hero. You can't get a more complete cricketer than Sachin. He has everything that a cricketer needs to have
Rahul Dravid
#22. Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders
Virat Kohli
#23. There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others
Andy Flower
#24. If you remain humble, people will give you love and respect even after you have finished with the game. As a parent, I would be happier hearing people say, "Sachin is a good human being" than "Sachin is a great cricketer" any day.
Sachin Tendulkar
#25. I want my son to become Sachin Tendulkar.
Brian Lara
#26. The best thing about Sachin Tendulkar is that he's completely rooted, down to earth, and a thorough gentleman. He's probably the best thing to have happened to Indian cricket and maybe Indian sport as a whole.
Sania Mirza
#28. With Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, it was better to be friends and make them smile rather than wind them up.
Shane Warne
#29. Sachin was so focused. He never looked like getting out. He was batting with single-minded devotion. It was truly remarkable. It was a lesson.
Martina Navratilova
#30. Commit all your crimes when Sachin is batting. They will go unnoticed because even the Lord is watching.
Sachin Tendulkar
#31. You have to watch India in India truly to appreciate the pressure that Sachin Tendulkar is under every time he bats. Outside grounds, people wait until he goes in before paying to enter. They seem to want a wicket to fall even though it is their own side that will suffer
Shane Warne
#32. I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player.
Shane Warne
#33. I don't know about Cricket but still I watch Cricket to see Sachin play..Not because I love his play, its because I want to know the reason why my country's production goes down by 5 percent when he is in batting
Barack Obama
#34. We are very happy to have Sachin as the Mumbai Indians Icon. I am sure the youngsters in the team will be delighted to have him around for guidance, and so would be the Mumbai Indians fans.
Nita Ambani
#35. Today if I'm a cricketer it is because of Sachin Tendulkar. Else, I would never have picked up a bat. He's the reason behind me playing cricket
Virender Sehwag
#36. The only batsman I would love to see by paying for the tickets and sitting in the stand just to watch him is none other than Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
#37. Maybe the country doesn't pray for me like they do for Sachin Tendulkar, but I know I'm on a good wicket as well.
Shahrukh Khan
#38. Nothing bad can happen to us if we were on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it.
Waqar Younis
#39. Sachin is the soul of Mumbai Indians, and I am sure he will guide Bhajji as he takes on the responsibility of captaining Mumbai Indians.
Nita Ambani
#40. Sachin Tendulkar is the hardest batsman I've ever had to bowl to because he judges the length a lot quicker than anyone else.
Shane Warne
#41. I don't watch cricket much but I admire Sachin Tendulkar. I like the way he has conducted himself over the years. He has been such a huge star for so long but has not had a single controversy against his name.
Vijender Singh
#42. Even if my grandchildren don't remember the fact that I scored 10,000 runs in Test and ODI cricket, I am confident that they will remember that Sachin Tendulkar used to be my team-mate.
Rahul Dravid
#43. Sachin is the greatest role model I've ever met.
Gary Kirsten
#44. Sachin Tendulkar is a genius. I'm a mere mortal.
Brian Lara
#45. Rahul is always been in the shadow of Sachin. If you take his record it's as good as Sachin's but you cannot compare both as they are different kind of players. Rahul is a complete cricketer.
Muttiah Muralitharan
#46. Dhoni Is My Hero. We talk a lot about Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, But this boy has as much talent as anyone in the game
Kapil Dev
#47. If I have a son and he decides to play cricket, I will want him to bat like Sachin Tendulkar.
Brian Lara
#48. If a martian were to land on earth now and be told that the best batsman in the world was playing in this match, he would think it was Rahul Dravid and not Sachin Tendulkar.
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
#49. Today, he showed the world why he is considered the best batsman around. Some of the shots he played were simply amazing. Earlier, opposing teams used to feel that Sachin's dismissal meant they could win the game. Today, I feel that the Indian players, too, feel this way.
Wasim Akram
#50. Very sorry to disappoint you, guys. It was not for my girlfriend but for Sachin Tendulkar.
Yuvraj Singh
#51. I am a big admirer of Sachin and his personality. He is a source of inspiration for the country and just looking at his photographs gives a lot of positive vibes.
A.R. Rahman
#52. Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third.
Shane Warne
#53. I really want a movie made on Sachin Tendulkar's life. That is something I'm looking forward to. There will be so much emotion to that movie.
Virat Kohli
#54. Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who has many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all over the world
Allan Donald
#55. Sachin Tendulkar the best yesterday, today and forever
Brett Lee
#56. I feel really blessed when people start comparing me with Sachin, but I keep myself focused on my performance and not on such comparisons. I literally worship him, so I don't see too much in this comparison. No cricketer has been able to score one hundred centuries like Sachin.
Virat Kohli
#57. Congratulations to Sachin Tendulkar for becoming the first person ever to score 50 test hundreds, absolute superstar
Rohan Bopanna
#58. As a modern-day role model, I'd have to go for Tiger Woods. I'm also a massive Sachin Tendulkar fan.
Mark Lawrenson
#59. I now know what Sachin Tendulkar feels every time he bats in India.
Adam Gilchrist
#60. Don't stop chasing your dreams, because dreams do come true.
Sachin Tendulkar
#62. Chase your dreams ... but make sure you don't find shortcuts ...
Sachin Tendulkar
#63. I felt the kind of peace you feel when you come in from a hot afternoon and pour cold water over your feet.
Sachin Kundalkar
#65. 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.
Sachin Tendulkar
#66. 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?
Sachin Tendulkar
#67. Some people call it fearless, some people call it confidence. And I feel I'm confident of whatever I do.
Sachin Tendulkar
#68. 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.
Sachin Tendulkar
#69. 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
#70. 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
#71. It's mental discipline that sets one apart, the ability to think differently and to generate energy in the right direction.
Sachin Tendulkar
#72. I always had a dream to play for India but I never let it put pressure on me.
Sachin Tendulkar
#73. 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
#74. Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.
Sachin Tendulkar
#75. 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.
Sachin Tendulkar
#77. It has been very good here, but the World Cup game was different. It had a different significance to it.
Sachin Tendulkar
#78. People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.
Sachin Tendulkar
#80. Having, and seeing, your dreams is very important, and so is chasing those dreams. You see dreams when you sleep, and as you chase your dreams, it keeps you awake. So it's important to stay awake.
Sachin Tendulkar
#81. I bumped into freakish backpackers, made random friends and heard some unusual stories in the time that I spent there. But more than anything, I realized that if ever there was a place tailor made for self-discovery, it would have to be Rishikesh.
Sachin Garg
#82. I'd be staring at you and thinking, I should ask, I should ask, I should ask; do you want to be in a stable monogamous relationship for the rest of your life?
Sachin Kundalkar
#83. Any team sport, there are certain team targets and those targets should always be in the forefront.
Sachin Tendulkar
#84. 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.
Sachin Tendulkar
#85. I just keep it simple. Watch the ball and play it on merit.
Sachin Tendulkar
#86. Let us celebrate the spirit of sport through the National Games
Sachin Tendulkar
#87. I am a Maharashtrian and I am extremely proud of that. But I am an Indian first. And Mumbai belongs to all Indians.
Sachin Tendulkar
#88. I wonder if I should believe what she says. But when you're not strong in yourself, anyone can tell you anything and you'll fall for it.
Sachin Kundalkar
#89. To me, pre-match preparation is extremely important because that's something which is within my control.
Sachin Tendulkar
#90. I fail sometimes, I succeed sometimes, so that's fair enough. It's a package deal. It comes with that package: failures and success.
Sachin Tendulkar
#92. I need at least two months to try and figure out where the centre of the bat is.
Sachin Tendulkar
#93. 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
#94. Hansie Cronje. Honestly. I got out to Hansie more than anyone.I never knew what to do with him
Sachin Tendulkar
#95. With one of the best batsmen of all time and a very good friend, Brian Lara.
Sachin Tendulkar
#96. What is love?
Love is trust. The belief that someone will not leave me for the world,will be there beside me in good and bad times, and will love me,when i would have nothing to offer him.
Sachin Garg
#97. 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
Sachin Tendulkar
#98. I sometimes go and sit there. it is my museum of broken things.
Sachin Kundalkar
#99. I didn't like Dali: now, like you, I do. Like you, I began to drink my Coke with a pinch of salt . Like you, I stopped bothering about ironed clothes. Like you, I sit with a dictionary while reading the papers. Like you, I sit on the compound wall after a bath.
Sachin Kundalkar
#100. I am not going to come back and play IPL. Have a few plans and may play a few matches here and there.
Sachin Tendulkar
