“Forget God, remember Sachin” is a small, yet powerful book written by Mr. Regalla Santosh Kumar. There are many a book on Sachin’s brilliance in cricket and numerous books on his records. In this Telugu book (Devunni Marchipodamika) author narrates the greatness of Sachin! Not as a cricketer but as a human being.
Sachin Tendulkar is a well-known name in India and all over the world. He is loved and adored by one and all irrespective of their caste, creed, race, religion and economic status. He is an icon.
The person, who achieved everything under the sky, is still hungry for the game. His passion for the game never expires, author opined. The same quality made Sachin Tendulkar different from the rest of players of his age and players of yesteryears. The secrets behind Sachin’s consistency, according to author, are talent, practice, passion for the game, non-controversial personality, willingness to learn even from the juniors. These qualities stood him apart from the rest of the folks.
Sachin’s greatness lies in his humility. He did not take success to his head. He too had weaknesses in his personality, blocks in his game. But with the support of his family and coaches he overcome those weaknesses and progressed in life and game.
There is no dearth of enthusiastic novices who wants to become next Tendulkar. There are some parents who send their kids to cricket ground than to school. All of them would like to imitate Sachin Tendulkar. They want to play like Sachin. Here, the author cautions them by quoting childhood examples from Tendulkar life. As a child, Sachin adored John McEnroe, the then superstar in Lawn Tennis. Sachin dressed like him, played like him and showed aggression like McEnroe. But, luckily for Sachin, his elder brother channelized Sachin’s energy and aggression in a fruitful way which led to the emergence of the great Sachin we all of us know today. The learning here is, just do not imitate your heroes, but learn their qualities and bring them in and absorb in your own way.
To progress in life or game, the author reminds a famous quote of Lewis Carroll, that is, “Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!” The author believes that the same rule made Sachin successful in his game, and assures us that we too, can achieve success and maintain it if we adhere the to this saying.
Another quality of Sachin Tendulkar, that author wants us to imbibe is not to succumb to temptations in life. Temptations lead to downfall. Also we need to hone our skills constantly like Sachin in order to achieve anything great. We should compete with none other than ourselves so as to grow in life. The world will not bother for your past glories, but what counts is what you are today. In the last pages of the book, there was an interview that Sachin gave to the author. To a question, Sachin tells that commitment, Self-respect, and desire for success are the qualities of winners. These are the thumb rules for those who would like to succeed in their fields.
We cannot play like Sachin, but can exhibit his qualities. We may not score runs like him, but we can stand apart in crowd like him. We may not break records like him, but grow like him in life. To know how, we need to read this book.
“Devunni Marchipodaamika” is available in digital form with Kinige. Click http://kinige.com/kbook.php?id=1558&name=Devunni+Marchipodaamika for more details.
Sachin Tendulkar is a well-known name in India and all over the world. He is loved and adored by one and all irrespective of their caste, creed, race, religion and economic status. He is an icon.
The person, who achieved everything under the sky, is still hungry for the game. His passion for the game never expires, author opined. The same quality made Sachin Tendulkar different from the rest of players of his age and players of yesteryears. The secrets behind Sachin’s consistency, according to author, are talent, practice, passion for the game, non-controversial personality, willingness to learn even from the juniors. These qualities stood him apart from the rest of the folks.
Sachin’s greatness lies in his humility. He did not take success to his head. He too had weaknesses in his personality, blocks in his game. But with the support of his family and coaches he overcome those weaknesses and progressed in life and game.
There is no dearth of enthusiastic novices who wants to become next Tendulkar. There are some parents who send their kids to cricket ground than to school. All of them would like to imitate Sachin Tendulkar. They want to play like Sachin. Here, the author cautions them by quoting childhood examples from Tendulkar life. As a child, Sachin adored John McEnroe, the then superstar in Lawn Tennis. Sachin dressed like him, played like him and showed aggression like McEnroe. But, luckily for Sachin, his elder brother channelized Sachin’s energy and aggression in a fruitful way which led to the emergence of the great Sachin we all of us know today. The learning here is, just do not imitate your heroes, but learn their qualities and bring them in and absorb in your own way.
To progress in life or game, the author reminds a famous quote of Lewis Carroll, that is, “Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!” The author believes that the same rule made Sachin successful in his game, and assures us that we too, can achieve success and maintain it if we adhere the to this saying.
Another quality of Sachin Tendulkar, that author wants us to imbibe is not to succumb to temptations in life. Temptations lead to downfall. Also we need to hone our skills constantly like Sachin in order to achieve anything great. We should compete with none other than ourselves so as to grow in life. The world will not bother for your past glories, but what counts is what you are today. In the last pages of the book, there was an interview that Sachin gave to the author. To a question, Sachin tells that commitment, Self-respect, and desire for success are the qualities of winners. These are the thumb rules for those who would like to succeed in their fields.
We cannot play like Sachin, but can exhibit his qualities. We may not score runs like him, but we can stand apart in crowd like him. We may not break records like him, but grow like him in life. To know how, we need to read this book.
“Devunni Marchipodaamika” is available in digital form with Kinige. Click http://kinige.com/kbook.php?id=1558&name=Devunni+Marchipodaamika for more details.
