Today if I'm a cricketer it is because of Sachin Tendulkar. Else, I would never have picked up a bat. He's the reason behind me playing cricket
Interpretation
Sachin Tendulkar inspired Virender Sehwag to pursue cricket, showcasing the impact of role models.
In this quote, Virender Sehwag expresses his deep admiration for Sachin Tendulkar, highlighting that Tendulkar's influence was pivotal in Sehwag's decision to become a cricketer. By attributing his cricketing career to Tendulkar, Sehwag underscores the importance of role models and the significant effect they can have on one's aspirations and choices in life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing one's dreams.
When I took up cricket seriously, I wanted to play for India. When my dream was achieved, I thought what next? Then a fellow cricketer told me, 'Playing for India is easy; playing for 10-15 years is difficult.' Then I changed my dream to play 100 Test matches. I achieved that as well. Now there is nothing to achieve, so I am just enjoying things.
That's my mission: I really want to get in the heads and hearts of kids and persuade them that they can believe things they haven't seen, they can do things that maybe others haven't done before them, that they are more than their worst acts.
My goal is that a girl will watch 'The Martian' or 'Interstellar' and think, 'I want to be an astronaut or a quantum physicist.' It's important to show powerful women who are good at their jobs because young girls need those examples.
I wonder what it would be like if we all became what we wanted to be when we grew up? I mean, imagine a world filled with nothing but firemen, cowboys, nurses and ballerinas.
There is always magic to be summoned at any point. I love to live in a world of magic, but not a fake world of magic. We all really basically have a lot of magic... It’s only those of us who choose to accept it, that really understand it. It’s there for everyone. That’s the only thing that I feel I am able to give to people and that’s why I know that they respond to me because I try to give them only their own magic... not mine, but theirs
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized.
I am very, very hopeful about the American South - I believe that we will lead America to what Dr. King called 'the beloved community.'
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