Yes, I'm talking about the great man. Very rarely do you find someone so successful, so gifted, so unique, and yet so magnanimous... Oh! I am going to fall short of words so many times while writing this post.
"SACHIN TENDULKAR", the name that lights up an infinite minds, brings a smile to a billion faces and elicits a thunderous applause every time he steps out on to the field, has been a constant source of inspiration and joy, and, well, belief.
Scores of people have written about his achievements, his life, his virtues. This post is just a very small tribute to someone who can probably never be surpassed in whatever he is involved in.
Ever since that series in Australia in 1992, when , as a six year old, I kept on cheering "the guy who plays like Gavaskar" (as described by my grandfather), there has not been a day without Sachin Tendulkar, in conversations, discussions, readings, thoughts, comparisons and of course, inspiration.
There was a time when I used to say "Sachin-The Only God", write "Jogeshwar Tendulkar" on the cover page of my books, carry his biography to the bed, to the school, and even to the loo. Though I have grown over these now, that admiration, that respect and the faith still remains, unbound and undiminished.
The young fan in me is still alive though. Even now my heart misses a beat every time he comes out to bat. Even now I feel that the game loses its sheen when he gets out. And even now I feel terribly upset when he gets out early. It has become kind of personal, and the phenomenon called "Sachin Tendulkar" has become an integrated part of my life, having its own independent space. I still, am falling short of words.
Sachin Tendulkar has been the subject in a billion creations. This post is just an honest, and I mean it, attempt at paying tribute to a man, who is worth more than his weight in gold.
P.S. It has been an hour and twenty minutes since I started writing this post.
Scores of people have written about his achievements, his life, his virtues. This post is just a very small tribute to someone who can probably never be surpassed in whatever he is involved in.
Ever since that series in Australia in 1992, when , as a six year old, I kept on cheering "the guy who plays like Gavaskar" (as described by my grandfather), there has not been a day without Sachin Tendulkar, in conversations, discussions, readings, thoughts, comparisons and of course, inspiration.
There was a time when I used to say "Sachin-The Only God", write "Jogeshwar Tendulkar" on the cover page of my books, carry his biography to the bed, to the school, and even to the loo. Though I have grown over these now, that admiration, that respect and the faith still remains, unbound and undiminished.
The young fan in me is still alive though. Even now my heart misses a beat every time he comes out to bat. Even now I feel that the game loses its sheen when he gets out. And even now I feel terribly upset when he gets out early. It has become kind of personal, and the phenomenon called "Sachin Tendulkar" has become an integrated part of my life, having its own independent space. I still, am falling short of words.
Sachin Tendulkar has been the subject in a billion creations. This post is just an honest, and I mean it, attempt at paying tribute to a man, who is worth more than his weight in gold.
P.S. It has been an hour and twenty minutes since I started writing this post.
2 comments:
You took 100 minutes to finish the post...(a century!!!)coz its very difficult to write about people we are passionate about.
P.S.:Could you please remove the word-verification on the comment box here?that would make things easier for me :)
of course
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