5 life lessons given by Sachin Tendulkar

1. Chase your dreams, no matter what

2nd of April 2011: When a childhood dream was

realized

When India won the 1983 World Cup, Tendulkar was 10 years old. On the 25th of June that year, a seed was sown in his mind to do what Kapil Dev and his men had done that day at Lord's.

From the time he began playing, winning the World Cup was a dream that he wanted to fulfill more than any other. He came close in 1996, even closer in 2003, but after the heartbreak of 2007, he finally achieved it at home in 2011 when the Men In Blue beat Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium.

Even for a player as colossal as him, it took 22 years to realize his dream. But most importantly, he never stopped chasing it.