Quotes By Sachin Tendulkar

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.

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.

Wasim and Waqar were amazing bowlers. I would put them right up there with the best in the world.

It doesn't always happen according to the way you have planned things out but I feel if you have covered most of the aspects, it does help out there in the middle.

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.

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.

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

It has been very good here, but the World Cup game was different. It had a different significance to it.

Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.

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 feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.

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.

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