The “Happiness Ambassador”

Coca-cola, a world-leading beverage firm, has announced Sachin Tendulkar as their new “Happiness Ambassador”. A tardy decision, or that’s what I feel, as this man has now been the “Happiness Ambassador” of the country for over two decades. It is not easy to possess the mandate to lift the spirits of such a large nation, but he has done that consistently. He has single handedly lifted to moods of this entire nation umpteen number of times.
Little master blaster! One among the Magnificent Seven who form the mighty Indian batting line-up. Toiled hard, got soaked in pressure, breathed the moments and delivered something special every time he came on field. The out and out ‘ Mumbaiya’ who made the entire Cricket fraternity fall in love with him by giving some standout performances, showcasing talent that make one drop his jaw, and bringing smiles on millions of faces . . .
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar a name that needs no introduction. Just type ‘Sac’ and even the great Google could not think of anything but Sachin. The virtuoso has registered his place in the top order of the Indian cricketing pantheon.
This soul has been playing and winning for India for almost 22 long years and yet not stopped. He cannot stop infact.
Whether Sachin hits a triple ton or not…
Whether His records remain immortal or gets broken…
This man will live in the hearts of all Indians and all those who admire cricket around the globe forever and ever, just for his unflinching integrity to the nation and divine passion for the game.
There is nothing one can write or say about the Genius which is still unsaid (Not talking ‘bout the secrets His bat has yet to reveal). The best way to understand the might of ze MAN is better not speak about it....
We don't have that many words!!
~Take a Bow~

A Legend named Sachin...

“Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don’t know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their TV sets and switch off their lives”
-BBC on Sachin

"""I don't know about cricket but still I watch cricket to see SACHIN playing...not because i love his play it's because to know the reason why my country's productionreduced to 50% when he (SACHIN) is batting..."""
-Barack Obama

"On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. This Genius can stop time in India!!"
- Peter Roebuck (Aussie Journalist )

“Sometimes you get so engrossed in watching batsmen like Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar that you lose focus on your job.”
-Yaseer Hameed

“Nothing bad can happen to us if we’re on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it.”
-Hashim Amla, the South African batsman, reassures himself as he boards a flight

"I have seen God; he bats at no. 4 for India"
- Mathew Hayden

If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard.
- Dennis Lillee

“To Sachin, the man we all want to be”
- What Andrew Symonds wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin

Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal.
- Brian Lara

“Tuzhe pata hai tune kiska catch chhoda hai?”
-Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzaq when the latter dropped Sachin’s catch during the India Pakistan match in the 2003 World Cup.

“We did not lose to a team called India…we lost to a man called Sachin”
-Mark Taylor, during the test match in Chennai (1997)
“The more I see of him the more confused I’m getting to which is his best knock.”
-M. L. Jaisimha

“The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen, the grace with which he handles all the adulation and the expectations and his innate humility -all make for a one-in-a-billion individual”
-Glenn McGrath

“I can be hundred per cent sure that Sachin will not play for a minute longer when he is not enjoying himself. He is still so eager to go out there and play. He will play as long as he feels he can play.”
-Anjali, Sachin’s Wife

“Even my father’s name is Sachin Tendulkar.”
-Tendulkar’s daughter, Sara, tells her class her father’s name after the teacher informs them of a restaurant of the same name in Mumbai.

“I am fortunate that I’ve to bowl at him only in the nets!”
-ANIL KUMBLE

Question: Who do you think as most important celebrity ?
Shahrukh: There was a big party where stars from bollywood and cricket were invited. Suddenly, there was a big noise, all wanted to see approaching Amitabh Bachhan. Then Sachin entered the hall and Amitabh was leading the queue to get a grab of the GENIUS!!
-A quote of Shahrukh Khan from one of his interviews

“India me aap PrimeMinister ko ek Baar Katghare me khada kar sakte hain..Par Sachin Tendulkar par Ungli nahi utha Sakte..”
-Navjot Singh Sidhu

“He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also .”
-Waqar Younis

“I WILL SEE GOD WHEN I DIE BUT TILL THEN I WILL SEE SACHIN “
-Displayed on a banner at a cricket ground

Both of us have come a long away and it is a great honour that Tendulkar thinks I come close to resembling him as a batsman. It is a great honour, like a dream come true. If I die tomorrow I'll be the happiest man because I played this game because of Tendulkar, and Tendulkar himself saying that I resemble him - there is no bigger compliment than that.
-Virendra Sehwag

He is someone sent from up there to play cricket and go back.
-Ravi Shastri

“Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who has many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all over the world. “
- Allan Donald

“There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One, Sachin Tendulkar. Two, all the others.”
-Andy Flower

“Commit all your crimes when Sachin is batting, they will go unnoticed, bcouz even Lord is busy watching him play”
-A banner in Sydney by the Australian fans