Top 90 Sachin Tendulkar Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

52. “If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

53. “It’s important not to take anything for granted.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

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

— Sachin Tendulkar

55. “I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

56. “Even my father’s name is Sachin Tendulkar.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

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

— Sachin Tendulkar

58. “If you remain humble, people will give you love and respect even after you have finished with the game. As a parent, I would be happier hearing people say, “Sachin is a good human being” than “Sachin is a great cricketer” any day.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

59. “If Destiny throws a stone at you, don’t let it become a millstone. Make it into a milestone.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

60. “If you remain humble, people will give you love and respect even after you have finished with the game.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

61. “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

62. “Son, life is like a book. It has numerous chapters. It also has many a lesson in it. It is made up of a wide variety of experiences and resembles a pendulum where success and failure, joy and sorrow are merely extremes of the central reality. The lessons to be learnt from success and failure are equally important. More often than not, failure and sorrow are bigger teachers than success and happiness.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

63. “Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

64. “Lara’s done very well recently and I never had any doubts about the abilities of Lara or Waugh.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

65. “Let us celebrate the spirit of sport through the National Games.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

66. “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.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

67. “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

68. “Some people call it fearless, some people call it confidence. And I feel I’m confident of whatever I do.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

69. “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

70. “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.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

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

— Sachin Tendulkar

72. “Presence’ is actually very important in international sport. It is one thing just being there in the middle, but it is another making people aware of your ‘presence’. It is about body language and radiating confidence, something that the West Indian batting legend Viv Richards would personify.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

73. “Critics haven’t taught me my cricket, and they don’t know what my body and mind are up to.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

74. “Great individuals and great performances build a team, which produces brilliant performances.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

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

— Sachin Tendulkar

76. “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.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

77. “I’m really focusing now on how I can get to the next level as a batsman. How can I get even more competitive? How can I get even more consistent? How can I get better?”

— Sachin Tendulkar

78. “From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

79. “Any team sport, there are certain team targets and those targets should always be in the forefront.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

80. “I need at least two months to try and figure out where the centre of the bat is.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

81. “The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

82. “I have played for 15 years and it has been a dream.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

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

— Sachin Tendulkar

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

— Sachin Tendulkar

85. “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

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

— Sachin Tendulkar

87. “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.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

88. “A champion team needs only a small window of opportunity to stage a fightback, something I had learnt over the years.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

89. “I am excited about Indian Grand Prix F1 race. I will support the Force India team. I have friends like Michael Schumacher but I will support Force India because that is the Indian team and country comes first.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

90. “When trying to save a match, the important thing is to set small targets. These can be as little as batting the next five overs, or the next hour, or even a session. If a wicket doesn’t fall for close to a session, the opposition, however much they are in control, are bound to feel pressure. Time was gradually running out for England and restlessness was creeping in.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

91. “As far as the World Cup is concerned, it is a process. We don’t want to jump to the 50th floor straight away. We must start on the ground floor.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

92. “I am not going to come back and play IPL. Have a few plans and may play a few matches here and there.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

93. “There are a few players who don’t like to think about the game.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

94. “I was part of a band of eleven fortunate men who had been given the duty of representing close to a billion Indians. It was an honour every aspiring cricketer lives for, to play for his country against the best of world cricket. And with the honour came responsibility. I was going to be accountable to the cricket fans back home and was expected to give my best for them.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

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

— Sachin Tendulkar

96. “The International Cricket Calender shouldn’t be so packed with action that it drives spectators away. Also there should be enough space between cricket events to help players recharge their batteries – not just physically but mentally too.”

— Sachin Tendulkar