Quotes By Sachin Tendulkar

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 have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.

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

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.

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.

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

I just want to continue the way I am going.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

But eventually it is a game of cricket.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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