Inspirational Sachin - A Tribute

Perhaps its my snobbish nature,but iv never felt like being a fan of lot of people or things. Of the very few people i adore, SACHIN TENDULKAR is right on the top.
My first memory is of Sachin playing against SL in the '96 world cup match. A young boy was playing as he was there to stay, India lost the match even after Sachin scored a century. As days passed, i started playing like him like every youngster would emulate his hero. Then came Sharjah in '98 and any lingering doubts in my mind if he was a genius or not had been put to rest. The runs he scored piled up so did my collection of his replica cards distributed free with a chewing gum. A deep bad feeling ran through my childish mind whenever he failed to score what had been expected of him. He went through a rough patch ,then i thought i over expected of a player and he proved me wrong.My admiration for the man grew greater. He came back from his father's funeral and scored a ton, i admired in silence.

He put up a fight even when we were supposed to definitely lose. The test match against Pak in 99 at chennai was a true example of the fighting spirit of the Master. His counterparts fell for a single digit ,nothing seemed to deter him and he went on even with his back paining,he went on . He ultimately gave his wicket away in pain with India still a few runs to win and as we ca expect we did lost the match. is fighting spirit gave me sense that one can try hard even when everything is against us and try to achieve what we are set to. It felt to me as revenge had been taken when she smashed Pak in '03 World cup. My ego was satisfied. Now i started cursing critics who habitually doubted Sachin's abilities for cheap publicity. He has remained a towering figure and i always look up to him when i feel down and try to emulate him .He has been an inspiration to a whole generation of the country. I wish the present youth try to emulate him and learn how to rise to bigger heights with every failure.

Dear Sachin , You have made a place in the history books, record books, madame tussad's wax museum , opus book and more importantly a billion hearts who will always wish u succeed in every endeavor. I wish i could call you Sir Sachin Tendulkar some day.