Sachins interview in Zee News Mumbai, November 17: 5:10 pm On an Indian coach and a foreign coach: There should be a coach who should be more like a friend. We all know how to play a cover drive, but when something goes wrong, who is the one you can sit and discuss it with? Coach is a coach. As long as there is a healthy relationship between a coach and a player, it is fine. ==================================================================================== 5:07 pm They say 40 is the new 20. We need to enjoy cricket to the fullest. Cricket has always brought out the child-like exuberance in me whenever I have played. I hope that is the case with everybody. ==================================================================================== 5:03 pm Q: Will you lead the campaign to include cricket into Olympics? As I said, it’s been hardly 24 hours since I retired. Give me some time to breathe, we will talk about it. ==================================================================================== 5:00 pm Best moment and most disappointing moment: The best moment of my career was when we won the World Cup two years ago. I had to wait for 22 years. I will also say that yesterday was a very special day for me. The way people reacted, I don’t know how to reach. I would thank all of them. In 2003 World Cup we reached the final, we were playing very well but were disappointed after losing the final. ==================================================================================== 4:58 pm On Arjun Tendulkar: Please let him enjoy his cricket. Don’t expect that his dad has performed so he should also perform that way. Leave him alone. Arjun choose to play cricket, he is passionate about the game. He is madly in love with the game. And please don’t put pressure on him. That is what I expect from you guys. ==================================================================================== 4:56 pm Mother’s reaction on 74-run knock? My mother was extremely happy. Earlier I thought she might come, she may not come. I was worried whether she would be able to sit there for long. But my mother stayed there to watch each and every ball. We are not someone who would get carried away. It was a very controlled and balanced reaction. She spoke to me through her eyes, and I could pick that. ==================================================================================== 4:52 pm Two favourite moments against England? 1. The first hundred I scored in Old Trafford. 2. We chased 387 against England in Chennai in 2008-2009. ==================================================================================== 4:48 pm Q: How you felt this morning when you woke up? What do you think about the Ashes? I woke up at 6:15 in the morning and I suddenly realised I don’t need to go for a match. I made a cup of tea for myself. The morning was relaxed. About the Ashes, I think it is something both the nations are looking forward to. Australia would want to bounce back and prove England wrong. Australia have Mitchell Johnson and the way he bowled here, it would be interesting to see him bowl in the Ashes. ==================================================================================== 4:45 pm Sachin on his favorite song: Music has been my constant companion. I respect all the artists. But to select one song is difficult to pick right now. ==================================================================================== 4:42 pm On injuries: I became very emotional during the time of Injuries. To overcome them and resume playing wasn’t easy. There were goals, deadlines to get fit and back to play. I recovered from my tennis elbow after four months. Those challenges weren’t easy. Sometimes I felt my career was over and I won’t be able to lift my bat ever again. After my tennis elbow injury, I wasn’t even able to pick Arjun’s plastic bat. When I went to bat at the nets, I felt as if my career was over. It was a difficult phase of my life. I would like to thank all the people who stood by me at that time. ==================================================================================== 4:39 pm It’s yet to sink in that I won’t be playing for the national from next time. ==================================================================================== 4:37 pm When I was contemplating about my retirement, I don’t think I was emotional at that time as I knew it was the right decision. I got emotional only when I received a send off from the players, when I was coming back from the ground. I wasn’t emotional earlier as I knew it was the right decision. The thought that I won’t be there to represent India in future made me emotional. ==================================================================================== 4:34 pm: Cricket academy: I will definitely spend some with youngsters. It’s nice to share your knowledge. I will do it may be quietly.
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