Top 100 Quotes About Tendulkar
#2. 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
#3. When you compare the icons of the game, you have Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Dhoni in the same bracket.
Ravi Shastri
#4. In India, kids need someone to look up to. They've got it in cricket: they have Tendulkar and others.
Ian Rush
#5. Had Rahul Dravid been born in any country other than India, he would have been much more famous than Sachin Tendulkar.
Jacques Kallis
#7. 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
#8. I never coached Sachin Tendulkar, I gave him gentle advice when he asked for it.
John Wright
#9. Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders
Virat Kohli
#10. I have joked before that there is a good chance that I might retire before Tendulkar.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
#11. There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others
Andy Flower
#12. I want my son to become Sachin Tendulkar.
Brian Lara
#13. 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
#15. In my several years of international cricket, Tendulkar remains the best batsman I have ever bowled to. It's been a pleasure to bowl at the master batsman even though one hasn't always emerged with credit from the engagements.
Allan Donald
#16. I have watched a lot of Tendulkar and we have spoken to each other a lot. He has it in him to be among the very best.
Garfield Sobers
#17. 60Sachin Tendulkar is a god in India and people believe that luck shines in his hand.
Matthew Hayden
#18. With Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, it was better to be friends and make them smile rather than wind them up.
Shane Warne
#19. 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
#20. 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
#21. India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing.
Sunil Gavaskar
#22. 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
#23. My superhero has always been Tendulkar, and it will be Tendulkar for life. He is someone who has inspired me immensely. Just watching him play for India, I used to dream of winning games for India, because he used to do it single handedly.
Virat Kohli
#24. 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
#25. 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
#26. Nothing bad can happen to us if we were on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it.
Waqar Younis
#27. 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
#28. 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
#29. 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
#30. Sachin Tendulkar is a genius. I'm a mere mortal.
Brian Lara
#31. 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
#32. First and foremost, Tendulkar is an entertainer and that for me is as important factor as any fact or figure. Too often boring players have been pushed forward as great by figures alone. For sheer entertainment, he will keep cricket alive.
Barry Richards
#33. If I have a son and he decides to play cricket, I will want him to bat like Sachin Tendulkar.
Brian Lara
#34. 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
#35. Very sorry to disappoint you, guys. It was not for my girlfriend but for Sachin Tendulkar.
Yuvraj Singh
#36. Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third.
Shane Warne
#37. Tendulkar is a world class player and a great ambassador for the game. As a youngster I watched the games and that's where all my dreams started. You watch Tendulkar on TV and you think that I want to be like that one day
Graeme Smith
#38. 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
#39. 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
#40. Sachin Tendulkar the best yesterday, today and forever
Brett Lee
#41. There's no better sight on the cricket field than watch Tendulkar bat.
Harsha Bhogle
#42. For me it is a matter of pride that I have been born in the age in the which Tendulkar is playing
Sania Mirza
#43. For me he (Tendulkar) is one of the greatest cricketers
Usain Bolt
#44. Congratulations to Sachin Tendulkar for becoming the first person ever to score 50 test hundreds, absolute superstar
Rohan Bopanna
#45. As a modern-day role model, I'd have to go for Tiger Woods. I'm also a massive Sachin Tendulkar fan.
Mark Lawrenson
#46. I now know what Sachin Tendulkar feels every time he bats in India.
Adam Gilchrist
#47. Don't stop chasing your dreams, because dreams do come true.
Sachin Tendulkar
#49. Chase your dreams ... but make sure you don't find shortcuts ...
Sachin Tendulkar
#51. 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
#52. 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
#53. Some people call it fearless, some people call it confidence. And I feel I'm confident of whatever I do.
Sachin Tendulkar
#54. 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
#55. 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
#56. 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
#57. It's mental discipline that sets one apart, the ability to think differently and to generate energy in the right direction.
Sachin Tendulkar
#58. I always had a dream to play for India but I never let it put pressure on me.
Sachin Tendulkar
#59. 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
#60. Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.
Sachin Tendulkar
#61. 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
#63. It has been very good here, but the World Cup game was different. It had a different significance to it.
Sachin Tendulkar
#64. People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.
Sachin Tendulkar
#65. 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
#66. Any team sport, there are certain team targets and those targets should always be in the forefront.
Sachin Tendulkar
#67. 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
#68. I just keep it simple. Watch the ball and play it on merit.
Sachin Tendulkar
#69. Let us celebrate the spirit of sport through the National Games
Sachin Tendulkar
#70. 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
#71. To me, pre-match preparation is extremely important because that's something which is within my control.
Sachin Tendulkar
#72. 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
#74. I need at least two months to try and figure out where the centre of the bat is.
Sachin Tendulkar
#75. 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
#76. Hansie Cronje. Honestly. I got out to Hansie more than anyone.I never knew what to do with him
Sachin Tendulkar
#77. With one of the best batsmen of all time and a very good friend, Brian Lara.
Sachin Tendulkar
#78. 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
#79. 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
#80. And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.
Sachin Tendulkar
#81. I have never thought where I will go, or forced any targets on myself.
Sachin Tendulkar
#82. 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
#83. 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
#84. 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.
Sachin Tendulkar
#85. Critics haven't taught me my cricket, and they don't know what my body and mind are up to.
Sachin Tendulkar
#86. I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches.
Sachin Tendulkar
#89. Sometimes I need to look at the scoreboard to figure out whether I'm batting hundred-plus or whether I am on zero.
Sachin Tendulkar
#90. Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life ... I couldn't control my tears of joy.
Sachin Tendulkar
#91. 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.
Sachin Tendulkar
#92. I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.
Sachin Tendulkar
#93. 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
#94. Presence' is actually very important in international sport. It is one thing just being there in the middle, but it is another making people aware of your 'presence'. It is about body language and radiating confidence, something that the West Indian batting legend Viv Richards would personify.
Sachin Tendulkar
#95. I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches.
Sachin Tendulkar
#96. The key to handling pressure situations like these is to keep yourself steady, follow your instincts and think clearly.
Sachin Tendulkar
#97. It is my job to make runs for the country and win. That is the job I have to do.
Sachin Tendulkar
#98. 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.
Sachin Tendulkar
#99. Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler.
Sachin Tendulkar
#100. I'm so disappointed at what's being written and said about Anil Kumble ... He's been around for over 18 years and his achievements do all the talking.
Sachin Tendulkar
