He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also."
-Waqar Younis, former Pakistan fast bowler. “Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair,
inside the cranium, there is something we don't know,
something beyond scientific measure. Something that
allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that,
forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play
alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their TV sets and switch off
their lives."
-British broadcasting corporation (BBC). "Sometimes, you get so engrossed in watching
batsmen like Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar that
you lose focus on your job."
-Yasir Hameed, former Pakistan batsman, trying to
explain why he dropped a catch off Sachin in a test at
Rawalpindi. "Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in
India with Sachin Tendulkar on it."
-Hashim Amla, South African cricketer, reassuring
himself when board a flight. "I can be hundred per cent sure that Sachin will not
play for a minute longer when he is not enjoying
himself. He is still so eager to go out there and play.
He will play as long as he feels he can play".
-Anjali Tendulkar, Sachin's wife. "On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in
one of the stations. The train stopped by for few
minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting
on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on
the train waited for Sachin to complete the century.
This Genius can stop time in India!" -Peter Rebouck, Australian journalist. "To Sachin, the man we all want to be."
-Andrew Symonds, Australian cricketer, signing a T
shirt specially for Sachin. "Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal."
-Brian Lara, West Indies batsman who holds record of
highest score in cricket. "The number of innings of his (Tendulkar's) I have
been able to sit back and watch, I think he is an
amazing player. Look at his stats and records and it's
quite incredible for someone to have stayed in the
game for 20 years.. He has set benchmarks for guys
like me to chase him and get as close as we can. If I had to last 20 years, I would probably be batting in a
wheelchair!!"
-Ricky Ponting, Aussie batsman who once was
expected to overhaul Sachin's records. I'll see god when I die but till then I'll see Sachin.
-A banner during a match in Sharjah. "I have seen god. he bats at no.4 for India."
-Mathew Hayden, former Australia cricketer. "Commit all your sins when Sachin is batting. They
will go unnoticed because even the lord is watching!"
-A banner in UK. "We did not lose to a team called India...we lost to a
man called Sachin."
-Mark Taylor, Australian captain in 1998 when his
team lost Chennai test as Tendulkar scored 155
unbeaten runs in second innings, smashing star
spinner Shane Warne all around Chepauk. "He has been in form longer than some of our guys
have been alive."
-Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer who began his
career as a teenager. "The more I see of him the more confused I'm getting
to which is his best knock."
-ML Jaisimha, former India cricketer. "The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen,
the grace with which he handles all the adulation and
the expectations and his innate humility - all make for
a one-in-a-billion individual".
-Glen McGrath, Aussie fast bowler who always
bowled well against Sachin Tendulkar. There was a big party where stars from bollywood and
cricketers were invited. Suddenly, there was a big
noise, all wanted to see approaching Amitabh
Bachhan. Then Sachin entered the hall and Amitabh
was leading the queue to get a grab of the genius!!
-Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor, in an interview when asked to name the most important celebrity. "India me aap Prime Minister ko ek baar Katghare me
khada kar sakte hain par Sachin Tendulkar par ungli
nahi utha sakte". (In India, you can sue Prime
Minister for once but no one can contest Sachin
Tendulkar).
-Navjot Singh Sidhu, former India cricketer, politician and TV personality. "Sachin cannot cheat. He is to cricket what
(Mahatma) Gandhiji was to politics. It's clear
discrimination."
-NKP Salve, former Union Minister when Tendulkar
was accused of ball tempering during a test match in
South Africa. "There are two kind of batsmen in the world. One
Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others."
-Andy Flower, former Zimbabwe cricketer. "Test cricket is bloody hard work, especially when
you've got Sachin batting with what looks like a three
metre wide bat."
-Michael Hussey, Aussie cricketer. I have joked before that there is a good chance that I
might retire before Tendulkar."
-MS Dhoni, Indian cricketer who began his career 16
years after Sachin did. "Sachin Tendulkar is a great cricketer but he walks
and goes to the toilet like all of us."
-Ray Jennings, Royal Challengers Bangalore team
coach, trying to encourage his team before an IPL
match against Sachin's Mumbai Indians in 2010. "He's not going to sleep for a week."
Harsha Bhogle, Commentator, describing feeling of
Rahul Sharma, an unknown spinner. "I want to clarify that this nightmare thing was a joke.
Sachin is the best batsman of my time... but I am not
scared of him, or anybody for that matter."
-Shane Warne, legendry Aussie leg spinner who once
joked he was getting nightmares of Sachin Tendulkar
ravaging his bowling after a test at Chennai in 1998. "I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart
for allowing us to breathe the same air as you do."
-Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor. We have started calling him grandfather."
-Yuvraj Singh, Sachin's team mate for over a decade. "To me he will not just be remembered as a great
player and a lovely human being, but as somebody
who tried to learn Bengali for the last 14 years but
never managed to do so!"
-Sourav Ganguly, former Indian captain. Sachin was so focused. He never looked like getting
out. He was batting with single-minded devotion. It
was truly remarkable. It was a lesson."
-Martina Navratilova, Tennis legend, after watching
Tendulkar bat at Sydney
-Waqar Younis, former Pakistan fast bowler. “Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair,
inside the cranium, there is something we don't know,
something beyond scientific measure. Something that
allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that,
forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play
alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their TV sets and switch off
their lives."
-British broadcasting corporation (BBC). "Sometimes, you get so engrossed in watching
batsmen like Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar that
you lose focus on your job."
-Yasir Hameed, former Pakistan batsman, trying to
explain why he dropped a catch off Sachin in a test at
Rawalpindi. "Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in
India with Sachin Tendulkar on it."
-Hashim Amla, South African cricketer, reassuring
himself when board a flight. "I can be hundred per cent sure that Sachin will not
play for a minute longer when he is not enjoying
himself. He is still so eager to go out there and play.
He will play as long as he feels he can play".
-Anjali Tendulkar, Sachin's wife. "On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in
one of the stations. The train stopped by for few
minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting
on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on
the train waited for Sachin to complete the century.
This Genius can stop time in India!" -Peter Rebouck, Australian journalist. "To Sachin, the man we all want to be."
-Andrew Symonds, Australian cricketer, signing a T
shirt specially for Sachin. "Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal."
-Brian Lara, West Indies batsman who holds record of
highest score in cricket. "The number of innings of his (Tendulkar's) I have
been able to sit back and watch, I think he is an
amazing player. Look at his stats and records and it's
quite incredible for someone to have stayed in the
game for 20 years.. He has set benchmarks for guys
like me to chase him and get as close as we can. If I had to last 20 years, I would probably be batting in a
wheelchair!!"
-Ricky Ponting, Aussie batsman who once was
expected to overhaul Sachin's records. I'll see god when I die but till then I'll see Sachin.
-A banner during a match in Sharjah. "I have seen god. he bats at no.4 for India."
-Mathew Hayden, former Australia cricketer. "Commit all your sins when Sachin is batting. They
will go unnoticed because even the lord is watching!"
-A banner in UK. "We did not lose to a team called India...we lost to a
man called Sachin."
-Mark Taylor, Australian captain in 1998 when his
team lost Chennai test as Tendulkar scored 155
unbeaten runs in second innings, smashing star
spinner Shane Warne all around Chepauk. "He has been in form longer than some of our guys
have been alive."
-Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer who began his
career as a teenager. "The more I see of him the more confused I'm getting
to which is his best knock."
-ML Jaisimha, former India cricketer. "The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen,
the grace with which he handles all the adulation and
the expectations and his innate humility - all make for
a one-in-a-billion individual".
-Glen McGrath, Aussie fast bowler who always
bowled well against Sachin Tendulkar. There was a big party where stars from bollywood and
cricketers were invited. Suddenly, there was a big
noise, all wanted to see approaching Amitabh
Bachhan. Then Sachin entered the hall and Amitabh
was leading the queue to get a grab of the genius!!
-Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor, in an interview when asked to name the most important celebrity. "India me aap Prime Minister ko ek baar Katghare me
khada kar sakte hain par Sachin Tendulkar par ungli
nahi utha sakte". (In India, you can sue Prime
Minister for once but no one can contest Sachin
Tendulkar).
-Navjot Singh Sidhu, former India cricketer, politician and TV personality. "Sachin cannot cheat. He is to cricket what
(Mahatma) Gandhiji was to politics. It's clear
discrimination."
-NKP Salve, former Union Minister when Tendulkar
was accused of ball tempering during a test match in
South Africa. "There are two kind of batsmen in the world. One
Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others."
-Andy Flower, former Zimbabwe cricketer. "Test cricket is bloody hard work, especially when
you've got Sachin batting with what looks like a three
metre wide bat."
-Michael Hussey, Aussie cricketer. I have joked before that there is a good chance that I
might retire before Tendulkar."
-MS Dhoni, Indian cricketer who began his career 16
years after Sachin did. "Sachin Tendulkar is a great cricketer but he walks
and goes to the toilet like all of us."
-Ray Jennings, Royal Challengers Bangalore team
coach, trying to encourage his team before an IPL
match against Sachin's Mumbai Indians in 2010. "He's not going to sleep for a week."
Harsha Bhogle, Commentator, describing feeling of
Rahul Sharma, an unknown spinner. "I want to clarify that this nightmare thing was a joke.
Sachin is the best batsman of my time... but I am not
scared of him, or anybody for that matter."
-Shane Warne, legendry Aussie leg spinner who once
joked he was getting nightmares of Sachin Tendulkar
ravaging his bowling after a test at Chennai in 1998. "I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart
for allowing us to breathe the same air as you do."
-Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor. We have started calling him grandfather."
-Yuvraj Singh, Sachin's team mate for over a decade. "To me he will not just be remembered as a great
player and a lovely human being, but as somebody
who tried to learn Bengali for the last 14 years but
never managed to do so!"
-Sourav Ganguly, former Indian captain. Sachin was so focused. He never looked like getting
out. He was batting with single-minded devotion. It
was truly remarkable. It was a lesson."
-Martina Navratilova, Tennis legend, after watching
Tendulkar bat at Sydney
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