PLAYING IT MY WAY
This is one of my favorite books which I have read so far. This book is a Autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar my favorite cricketer. Boria Majumdar co-writter of this book is an Indian sports journalist, academician and a well known author.This book was published on 5th of November 2014 by Hodder and Stoughton (worldwide), Hachette India (Indian subcontinent).
This book broke all records across both fiction and non-fiction categories with 1,50,290 copies confirmed on different subscriptions before its release.
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Soon after started seeing cricket I became a fan of Sachin Tendulkar.I always loved his way of batting.Because of which I was so enthusiastic of this book and brought it within 2 weeks after its release and read it.In this book little master describes his life adding a little sense of humour. He shares the struggles he faced in his childhood,in his career and how he got through them.These are truly an inspiration to all the readers.
I like him not only because of his game but also because of his kind heart.He is always active in social works.He showed his kind heart by donating Rs 1.025 crore for a cancer awareness campaign and even took a moment to thank all the donors and fans by gifting them a bat personally signed by him.He also participated in many social works like eye donating campaigns,flood relief campaigns,free education for the poor,banning of narcotics and so on.
And again coming back to our topic about his book, my favorite part in this book is about his childhood.About how he used to have fun,his childhood pranks ,the way how he was trained by his coach Ramakant Achrekar because of whom sachin reached these heights.He says that;His parents,wife Anjali also played a major role by always giving him mental support.
I also like this particular passage in his book.these are some words said by Ramesh Tendulkar his father to him, ‘Son, life is like a book. It has numerous chapters. It also has many a lesson in it. It is made up of a wide variety of experiences and resembles a pendulum where success and failure, joy and sorrow are merely extremes of the central reality. The lessons to be learnt from success and failure are equally important. More often than not, failure and sorrow are bigger teachers than success and happiness. You are a cricketer and sportsman. You are fortunate to be representing your country, and that is a great honour. But never forget that this too is just another chapter in the book.You will live the majority of your years outside the sphere of professional sport. This clearly means that there is more to life than cricket. I am asking you, son, to keep a pleasant disposition and maintain a balanced nature. 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’.This is the first passage in the chapter Childhood of his book.
A biographical film “Sachin: A Billion Dreams" about his life was also released in 2017. Sachin’s life, his self discipline, his hard work,his kind heart,determination,dedication are all truly an inspiration to all.
