5 life lessons given by Sachin Tendulkar

4. Staying humble

The ability to stay grounded despite having achieved so much

Success can two kinds of impact on people: It can keep them grounded and drive them forward or breed arrogance and slowly lead to their decline.

For the benefit of him as well as the Indian public, achievements kept Tendulkar humble. Right through his career, he stayed the same person and that is evident from the manner in which his old peers spoke about him long after their careers were over.

In his autobiography 'Playing It My Way', Tendulkar recalls an advice given to him by his father when was a young boy.

He says, “If you remain humble, people will give you love and respect even after you have finished with the game. As a parent, I would be happier hearing people say, “Sachin is a good human being” than “Sachin is a great cricketer” any day.”

It is certainly something that we can put into our lives as well.