#m

I just keep it simple. Watch the ball and play it on merit. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#i #just #keep #merit #play

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. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#cattle #classrooms #cricket #empty #even

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

#because #borg #called #crazy #else

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

#before #building #cricket #field #foundation

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. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#behave #calm #composed #fascinating #father

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. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#children #country #development #economic #economic development

At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#earlier #least #match #me #much

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

— Sachin Tendulkar

#dream #had #i #i always #india

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

#am #continue #cricket #enter #giving

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

— Sachin Tendulkar

#coaches #era #every #holds #i