Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} How to succeed like Sachin Tendulkar by Kamlesh Bhatt How to Succeed like Sachin Tendulkar. This book describes the 21 extra-ordinary qualities of cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar, which he exhibited while playing on the cricket field and how these qualities enabled him to achieve such "milestones" in the game,which havenot been achieved by anyone so far. These qualities apply to and can help,not just any aspiring sports-person,but also students,professionals,businessmen and all those who want to succeed immensely in life. Featured Post. How to Succeed like Sachin Tendulkar. Every human being born on this planet possesses distinct characteristics. These characteristics can either be good or bad. The good ones h. 5 Leadership traits we can learn from Sachin Tendulkar. Recently, I read - " Playing It My Way ", the autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary Indian cricketer. The game of cricket can be safely assumed as a religion in India for the absolute craze and love for the sport in the country. Sachin Tendulkar is hailed as the “ God of Cricket ”. It is said that, " God wanted to play cricket and He was born as Sachin Tendulkar "- such is the legendary of this great cricketer. Sachin Tendulkar comes from a humble background; he madly loved the sport of cricket from an early age of five. He lived and breathed cricket. When he retired in November-2013, after playing international cricket for 24 long years, he had scored a record of 100 centuries (a century is scoring 100 runs or more in an inning). Also, he holds the world record of scoring the highest runs in the history of world cricket. What are the traits and habits that helped Sachin Tendulkar to achieve such iconic success? 1. Discipline and Dedication. Sachin Tendulkar started playing cricket from a very early age. Looking at his immense love for the game, Ajit - his brother, put him in a cricket coaching school under Ramakant Achrekar - the legendary coach. Every day, Sachin used to get up very early in the morning, travelled on crowded buses and trains. He used to practice in the morning before the school and again practiced in the evening after the school. The journey, four times a day, especially after changing multiple buses for a young boy of eleven year old was quite exhausting. As a 14 year old boy, he played 55 games without a break. He practiced for 2 hours, then played a game and then again practiced for 2 hours, before falling asleep on dining table - for 55 days continuously. The same work ethics continued even after getting selected to play international cricket for team India. Most of the times, throughout his career, he used to be the first one to turn up in the gym or ground for practice. He scored his 100th century and still turned up for practice next day morning. Vinod Kambli, a close childhood friend of Sachin, had got into playing for India, couple of years after Sachin was picked for Indian team. Vinod was quite a sensation in the beginning of his career but soon to be faded away to oblivion. He had once remarked that, “ Sachin took the elevator and I took stairs (to reach the same point in career) ”. But as a matter of fact it was Sachin who took the stairs. After all, there is no elevator to success but only stairs . 2. Brutal Focus. The cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan is legendary obviously because of the prevailing political tensions and love for the game in both the countries. In the cricket world cup (which is played once in four years), India has always beaten Pakistan so far and Sachin Tendulkar has played stellar match-winning roles in each of these matches. Who can forget the slicing upper cut sixer (six runs) he hit Sohaib Akhtar, the fiery fast Pakistani bowler, at Durban in 2003 edition of the world cup? Before the matches, sometimes even two months before a match with Pakistan, Sachin used to imagine and visualize the game in his mind. He clearly visualized how the fiery Pakistani fast bowlers were fuming and running to bowl at the top of their pace, firing at him in all cylinders. He imagined how he was preparing and playing his shots against each of these Pakistani bowlers. When he went to play in actual matches, his mind was so focused that he played those bowlers exactly like how he had thought and prepared in his mind. After all, he had practiced playing these bowlers again and again - in his mind! Sri Sri Ravishankar, the spiritual guru says, “ A torch sheds dim light, and does nothing more. If the same light is concentrated to a very high degree, it becomes a laser beam, which can cut the hardest metal. A dissipated and unfocussed mind cannot achieve anything. A focused mind can move the world ”. 3. Passion. When Sachin Tendulkar was getting coached under the able guidance of Ramakant Acherekar, there used to be matches between local teams in the famous Shivaji Park of Mumbai. Ramakant wanted to give Sachin maximum match-practices in varying conditions; so Sachin used to hop from one ground to another sitting on the back of his coach’s a scooter. In the evening, when he was back to his aunty’s home (he started staying with his uncle and aunty to avoid the daily long hour of commutation between his home and school), he would start practicing at home. His aunty threw a broken oval shaped golf ball from her sitting chair in the living room; the ball would turn unexpectedly and he would practice playing the turning ball with soft-handle style. This used to go on for hours. In one incidence, Sachin was not keeping well and having loose motion; in spite of that he kept batting to ensure his team's win. When he was selected for India cricket team, even after landing at the mid-night from a long and gruelling international tour, he used to turn up for playing matches for the local teams next morning. Before a shoulder surgery, he kept telling the doctors to ensure that he should be fit in time for the next series. He was sedated before being moved to the operating theatre, but for some reason he suddenly woke up on the trolley and asked the nurse if the operation was over! As Steve Job says, “ The only way to do great work is love what you do ”. And Sachin absolutely loved what he was doing. 4. Never Never Never Give up. Sachin was selected to play for India at the age of 16 and debuted against Pakistan for a 4 match test series in Pakistan in 1989. He was "all-at- sea" in the first inning of a test match, as he figured out that the standard of international cricket was higher than he had thought. In the fourth and final test match at Sialkot, India was in a precarious situation as it had quickly lost its experienced top order batsmen. Tendulkar needed to bat to save the match. In one of the fast bouncers from Waqar Younis, the Pakistani fast bowler, he was hit on his nose. His vision blurred, head felt heavy and it was blood all around. Everyone expected him to retire hurt and go back to the dressing room. But in his inimitable squeaky voice, he said, “ Main Khelega (I will play) ”. He scored an important 57 runs to save the match and denied victory for the opposition. While playing at the best of his career, he suffered first serious injury - a back problem which took more than eight months to recover in 1999. Subsequently, he suffered a foot injury in 2002. A serious tennis elbow in 2004 made it look like his career was over. But he never gave up. Through his strong desire to keep playing, he overcame all injuries to continue to play for the next nine years. For Sachin Tendulkar, giving up was simply not an option . 5. Playing It My Way. In twenty four years of his cricket career, Sachin Tendulkar played the gentle men’s game of cricket with pride, dignity and integrity. He always put his country and team first. There were no controversies on or off the field. Many times, he was handed bad umpiring decisions in crucial time of matches; he never questioned the decisions and simply walked back to the pavilion. He never argued with opposition players. He always carried himself with humility and simplicity; no wonder he is so madly adored by not only Indians but cricket lovers all around the world. This was his brand and his way of playing the sport. There is no surprise that his autobiography is named as “Playing It My Way”. “ Do not allow success to breed arrogance in you. 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." - These words Sachin often heard from his father while growing up, summarizes his life's philosophy and success. ------------------------- //--Note of Thanks: Thanks for reading the blog post. You are free to like, comment and share this blog within your network, as you wish. //-- Disclaimer: All the views expressed in this blog post are my personal opinions and no way reflect the views of the organizations I am associated with now or in the past.