Top 50 Quotes Of Sachin Tendulkar

Top 50 Authentic Quotes Of Sachin Tendulkar

Here are 50 authentic quotes from Sachin Tendulkar, categorized by different aspects of his life and cricketing career.


On Cricket and Passion

  1. “I have played cricket for 24 years. That was my life. But I have always maintained that cricket is a chapter in my life, not my entire life.”
  2. “I just keep it simple. Watch the ball and play it on merit.”
  3. “My aim is to play the best cricket and enjoy the game.”
  4. “I am not thinking too far ahead, just want to take it one thing at a time.”
  5. “At the end of the day, cricket is cricket.”
  6. “There are over one billion people in India. I just play for them.”
  7. “I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.”
  8. “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.”
  9. “I am not worried about the opposition because the most important thing is what I am doing.”
  10. “When people throw stones at you, you turn them into milestones.”

On Success and Hard Work

  1. “Success is a process… During that journey, sometimes there are stones thrown at you, and you convert them into milestones.”
  2. “Don’t stop chasing your dreams, because dreams do come true.”
  3. “Chase your dreams, but make sure you don’t find shortcuts.”
  4. “It doesn’t matter how small the ground is. When I am batting, I see only the 22 yards in front of me.”
  5. “Before you lay a foundation on the cricket field, there should be a solid foundation in your heart and you start building on that.”
  6. “No one does anything alone. It’s always a team effort.”
  7. “You can’t allow your desire to be suppressed by your doubters. Feed off your own instincts.”
  8. “Practice hard, because losing is not an option.”
  9. “I always had a dream to play for India, but I never let it put me under pressure.”
  10. “You have to be at peace with yourself to be able to perform at your best.”

On Pressure and Challenges

  1. “The key to handling pressure situations like these is to keep yourself steady, follow your instincts, and think clearly.”
  2. “I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players, or coaches.”
  3. “If destiny throws a stone at you, don’t let it become a millstone. Make it into a milestone.”
  4. “I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that I’m going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate.”
  5. “I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can’t be thinking of what XYZ has said about me.”
  6. “Presence is actually very important in international sport.”
  7. “I am not thinking too far ahead, just want to take it one thing at a time.”
  8. “Sometimes it is difficult to focus, but that’s the challenge.”
  9. “You can be a hero one day and a villain the next. It’s all part of the game.”
  10. “You cannot afford to be complacent when you are playing at the highest level.”

On Personal Life and Values

  1. “If you remain humble, people will give you love and respect even after you have finished with the game.”
  2. “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.”
  3. “Son, life is like a book. It has numerous chapters. It also has many lessons in it.”
  4. “Everyone at home was very supportive, but my father always said that all he wanted me to do was give it my best effort without worrying about the results.”
  5. “When you are successful, your family and friends are very happy, but when you fail, they are the ones who support you the most.”
  6. “I grew up looking at my father as to how to behave. In watching him, I grasped so many things.”
  7. “The biggest challenge I faced in my career was after my father’s death, but I decided to go out and play for my country.”
  8. “There was a legacy before me, and there will be a legacy after me.”
  9. “I think my heart was always in cricket. I think the key to a good life is to love what you do.”
  10. “People will always have expectations from you, but you have to do what makes you happy.”

On Indian Cricket and Fans

  1. “Any active sportsman has to be very focused; you’ve got to be in the right frame of mind.”
  2. “I play for India, for the badge on my chest, not for my name on the back.”
  3. “When I started playing cricket, I never thought about the records. I just wanted to play for India.”
  4. “The only thing that was on my mind was, ‘I want to play for India one day,’ and I was pretty sure and confident that one day I will.”
  5. “The love and support of the people make me stronger.”
  6. “When I go out to bat, I think about only one thing – how to make my country proud.”
  7. “I have never thought about where I will go, or forced any targets on myself.”
  8. “Cricket is not just a sport in India. It’s a religion.”
  9. “There is no greater pride than wearing the India jersey.”
  10. “The Indian team is not just a team; it’s an emotion for millions of people.”

These quotes reflect Sachin Tendulkar’s passion for cricket, his dedication to hard work, and his humility as a person.

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