My heart has been pumping blood always...for a moment today my heart pumped tears...I couldn't believe it has happened...my hands are shivering as I type this...yes SACHIN the great has retired...the man who has lived as an adjective to adjectives is bidding adieu to his passion and the passion of his fellow countrymen! Oops...I am in tears...let me take some time off to finish this comment...
Well...well...well...the most emotional speech (Sachin Tendulkar's good bye speech on 16th November 2013) I have ever heard in my life...the game of Cricket is proud to have had a great love like Sachin. No one would have ever loved Cricket more than Sachin has. Or probably none would have ever loved their profession more than this guy has. He has loved and lived Cricket!
Well, yes, he was privileged to live such a life so far and we were privileged to watch him play. I am proud that I have witnessed him live on a Cricket ground playing for India.
He is taking a round around the Wankhede stadium on the shoulders of Dhoni & Kohli. Well no better shoulders to sit on...they are expected to live up to this legend's expectations now...and I am sure they will.
As a true Sachin fan now its onus to live as a true Cricket fan and continue to support the game that great man has loved more than anything else in his life.
It was so heartening to see him run, after all the ceremony was complete, back to the 22 yards, bend down, touch it with both his hands and kiss, with tears flowing down his cheeks.
Sincere thanks to all his family members, friends, captains, coaches, selectors, physicians, doctors, co-players, media, opponent team players, all those who challenged him and last but not the least, the Almighty for rendering us such a treat of a person for the last 2 dozen years. He wouldn't have been where he was, when he said bye bye, without you guys and thereby we wouldn't have witnessed and experienced joys of our life from him. So a BIG THANKS to all of you!
Just like Sachin would have loved to continue playing, but had to stop somewhere just for the sake of it and stopped today, I am ending my comments here on this greatest contemporary individual in our life time, just because I have to stop somewhere to click on Post, as it is impossible to stop thinking or speaking about this great gentleman who played the game of gentlemen!
Sachin, your family is proud of you, your friends are proud of you, your acquaintances are proud of you, Mumbai is proud of you, India is proud of you, Every Indian is proud of you, Cricket is proud of you, hence I am proud of you, as obvious as it could get.
THANK YOU SACHIN PAAJI! You and the memories you gifted us will live in our hearts till our last breath! Your records might get broken some day. But trust me, no other sportsperson would ever get loved as much as you.
Sachin said it is his partnership with his wife Anjali the best partnership of his life time! But I would say his partnership with Cricket itself is the best partnership of any life time! Sachin is another reason for each cricket fan to say "I am proud to be a Cricket fan!".
Love you Cricket! Love you Sachin Tendulkar! Long Live Sachin! Long Live His Fame! & Long Live Cricket!
