Sachin Tedulkar may have bid bye to the cricket crease, but his legacy is beyond the game of cricket. The person, for whom cricket was life, has left behind a host of simple life lessons for others.
<a href="">Fitness</a>: As a health freak, he maintained a strict diet and fitness regime. He avoided late night parties and preferred spending time with his family.
<a href="">Dignified:</a> Tendulkar maintained a dignified silence even when he handled criticisms on his performance and age.
<a href="">Never give hope:</a> It was Tendulkar who kept the hope afloat in every match. Even when the team was trailed, people stayed glued to TV until Tendulkar got out.
<a href="">Reinvent:</a> By accepting new challenges and keeping pace with rising expectations, Tendulkar renewed his game every year. That is how he kept going strong even under the stressing moments.
<a href="">Work ethics:</a> Commitment is the key to success. Not being swayed by momentary benefits is something that all successful people are proud of.
<a href="">Discipline</a>: He was a stickler for punctuality. In his glorious history of cricket, not once he arrived late to board the team bus or paid penalty.
<a href="">Perfectionist:</a> His desire to excel knew no boundaries. Practise, practise and practise. That gave him the confidence to face tough teams with ease.
<a href="">Not being judgmental:</a> Another lesson he got from his father was to treat everyone equally. That was evident in the way he personally responded to mails and SMSes and the grace with which he handled a sea of fans.
<a href="">Willingness to improve:</a> His greatest competitor was himself. He always played to better his own performance and didn't really believe in comparisons.
<a href="">Handling fame:</a> It isn't always easy not to be swept away by success, but not for Tendulkar. He stole the limelight on the ground, but still was modest enough to charm everyone with this self-effacing calmness. He gently obliged to
<a href="">Respect:</a> He was a friend of every team member, advising or guiding them. His belief: ''Every individual has his own style, his own way of presenting himself on and off the field."
<a href="">Perseverance:</a> Victory was constantly on his mind, but he never pressurised himself and believed in doing everything efficiently. Winning is not a sprint but a long-distance race.
<a href="">Humility:</a> His extreme humbleness was a testimony to his character. There has not been a single incident of any fights with umpires or teammates. For, he never had time for arrogance or arguments.
<a href="">Above distractions:</a> He never gave in to distractions by opponents, because he didn't want anything to come between him and the game.
<a href="">Team player:</a> He may not have been successful as a captain, but he was the most powerful team player, whose performance was key to the team's success.
<a href="">Focus:</a> Throughout he has shown his ability to focus on the now. ''When there is time to think about cricket, I think, but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well.''
<a href="">No shortcuts:</a> In his final speech, Tendulkar recalled his father Ramesh Tendulkar's message of never taking short-cuts. He just stuck to those words and his patience paid off.
With his mild demeanor, he has inspired a generation of cricketers and has scripted a success formula for others.