Tendulkar to youngsters, chase your dream to excel

New Delhi: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar advised youngsters in the country to chase their dreams to excel in their respective fields, but discouraged them from wasting too much time on modern gadgets.
“I would encourage the youth of India to dream because dreams come true if you chase them hard,” he said after accepting the award from President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

He asked the youth to engage in outdoor activities to keep themselves fit and in good health so that they can focus on their respective fields.

“When today, I look at the current generation, they are so much into videogames, laptops, computers, mobile phones which unfortunately only exercises your thumbs. I would urge our youngsters to engage themselves in outdoor activities, play some sport, find some passion in life where you could be competing against your friends,” he said.

“It is about fitness and good health which will allow you concentrate longer, focus harder in whatever you want to be in life,” said Tendulkar who retired with almost all batting records in his kitty.

Tendulkar, who hit a phenomenal 100 international centuries, said he had always played the game in the right spirit.

“For me, when my career started 24 years ago, my sport got me lot of things. To play the game in the right spirit, respect the opposition, not to take things for granted, have strategies as the standard of playing got better and better, to be able to execute your plans,” he said.