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Critics haven't taught me my cricket, and they don't know what my body and mind are up to.

Sachin Tendulkar

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Sachin Tendulkar
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: April 24
Cricketer
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Bombay
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
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I am not thinking too far ahead, just want to take it one thing at a time.
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I just want to continue the way I am going.
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Lara's done very well recently and I never had any doubts about the abilities of Lara or Waugh.
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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. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn't discuss media coverage.
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Making an effort is in your hands. Giving 100% is in your hands.
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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.
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I couldn't have asked for anything more than this. Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. Thanks to my team-mates. Without them, nothing would have happened. I couldn't control my tears of joy.
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I want to give my six hours of serious cricket on the ground and then take whatever the result.
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It really doesn't matter honestly to look at the scoreboard where it's 20 runs and 2 wickets down or 200 runs, 2 wickets down, because... if you're positive inside it really doesn't matter. It just requires different planning sometimes.
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It is my job to make runs for the country and win. That is the job I have to do.
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Let us celebrate the spirit of sport through the National Games
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Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.
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Any active sportsman has to be very focused you've got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to know when to switch on and switch off: and the rest of the things happen around that. Cricket is in the foreground, the rest is in the background.
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It's mental discipline that sets one apart, the ability to think differently and to generate energy in the right direction.
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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.
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There are a few players who don't like to think about the game.
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Obviously if you're positive, then there's positive energy flowing in your body. The moments are smoother - thought process is smoother. But if there is doubt, then also your body's not going to move that well, your thought process is not clear.
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I really like Iceland. One of the nicest things about it is that I hardly ever had to reach for my credit card. There's practically nothing there to go shopping for.
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It's about not accepting every challenge thrown at you. Sometimes you hold back and when it's needed you go for it.
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If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.
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