”...It was hurting me badly and it took me a long time to come to terms with these failures. I even contemplated moving away from the sport completely, as it seemed nothing was going my way,” 

 In his autobiography ‘Playing it My Way’, to be released worldwide on November 6,Sachin Tendulakar

 

"It is painful to see Tendulkar acting in commercials and modelling for luxury cars,''

"People should realise that Bharat Ratna is an honour which even people like Atal Behari Vajpayee and Chaudhary Charan Singh couldn't get. Tendulkar should understand its importance and immediately stop such endorsements,''

   Bihar's ruling party JD(U) spokesperson K C Tyagi

"Awarding Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar was a big mistake and after IPL, no cricketer should be considered for the top civilian honour,"

"How a cricketer who had sold himself in Rs 4-5 crore in IPL auction could be given the Bharat Ratna?"

BJP vice president Uma Bharti

"Just met a cricket legend and his family. Sachin Tendulkar @sachin_rt was so cool and loved being welcomed to India,"

     Tiger Woods

"He will "continue to bat for India" in all spheres of life in his endeavour to bring smile on the faces of the common people"

                   Sachin Tendulkar

(Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist Prof C N R Rao were today conferred with the country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna by President Pranab Mukherjee. Sachin Tendulakr is the first sportsperson to get Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.The award does not carry a monetary grant.The recipient receives a certificate signed by the President and a medallion.Prof Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is a well recognized international authority on solid state and materials chemistry who has published over 1,400 research papers and 45 books. He is the third scientist after C V Raman and former President A P J Abdul Kalam to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.He currently serves as the Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India)