Sachin Tendulkar – A Legend!

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I am NOT a cricket fan. Infact I hate to see people who leave all their works to watch a match, or the one who cannot stay calm without knowing the score of an ongoing match. But when it comes to Sachin Tendulkar, It all changes. In short, he is a Legend.

It is nearly impossible not to feel overawed after reading this piece by Time Magazine:

When Sachin Tendulkar travelled to Pakistan to face one of the finest bowling attacks ever assembled in cricket, Michael Schumacher was yet to race a F1 car, Lance Armstrong had never been to the Tour de France, Diego Maradona was still the captain of a world champion Argentina team, Pete Sampras had never won a Grand Slam.

When Tendulkar embarked on a glorious career taming Imran and company, Roger Federer was a name unheard of; Lionel Messi was in his nappies, Usain Bolt was an unknown kid in the Jamaican backwaters. The Berlin Wall was still intact, USSR was one big, big country, Dr Manmohan Singh was yet to “open” the Nehruvian economy.

It seems while Time was having his toll on every individual on the face of this planet, he excused one man. Time stands frozen in front of Sachin Tendulkar. We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had another Sachin Tendulkar and we never will.

சார்லி சாப்ளின் – ஒரு சகாப்தம்

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சார்லி சாப்ளின் பற்றி சொல்வதானால் நிறைய பக்கங்கள் எழுதலாம். நான் படித்ததை இங்கு சுறுக்கமாக உங்களுடன் பகிர்ந்து கொள்கிறேன். மவுனப்பட காலத்திலேயே உலகம் முழுவதும் புகழ் பெற்று விளங்கியவர், சார்லி சாப்ளின். சிரிப்புடன் சிந்தனையையும் கலந்து கொடுத்தவர். அவர் நடித்த படங்களின் “விசிடி”கள் இன்றும் எல்லா நாடுகளிலும் விற்பனை ஆகின்றன.

1977 டிசம்பர் 25_ந்தேதி சாப்ளின் மறைந்து விட்டாலும், அவர் நடித்த படங்கள் மூலம் இன்றும் நம்மிடையே வாழ்ந்து கொண்டிருக்கிறார்.

சார்லி சாப்ளின் வாழ்க்கை பற்றிய சிறு தொகுப்பு படிக்க மற்றும் ரசிக்க…

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Charlie Chaplin receiving an Honorary Oscar:

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About Me – 35

I AM: -

As innocent as a flower
As sweet as cherry
As Handsome as a sun
As bright as a firefly
As clever as a musician
As romantic as a red rose
As genuine as a tear drop
As funny as a clown’s nose
As honest as a young child
As fun as a merry-go-round
As rare as a four leaf clover
As down-to-earth as the ground
As friendly as a butterfly
As precious as passing youth
As valuable as pure truth

//–Source: Unknown–//

A Winner

I am a winner.

I have beaten odds to get where I am today.

I have felt some pain every time I have walked another step forward, yet after having taken even one step back, I have known that regression and giving up were not options for me. I have felt the emptiness of separation as I have moved in the wrong direction.

I have learned the arts of persistence, tenacity and dedication. I know how it feels to watch my world and dreams shatter to a million pieces at my feet. I know what it is to run until there is nothing left inside of me and then run some more.

I know how it feels to be loved and I know how it feels when that love grows hard and cold.

I know how to be happy. I know how to smile and spread joy into lives of others with that same smile.

I have learned that one conversation can make or break a fragile mind and heart, and thus I have learned to choose my words carefully.

I know that enthusiasm is the key to everything and yet I know how it feels to completely lack enthusiasm.

I have learned winning is not everything but sometimes it feels like it is the most important thing. I know that my chief competitor is myself.

I know that sometimes my best is not enough for others and that people can be cruel. I have experienced wrath, outrage and fury but have still made it through the storm a survivor.

I know what it is to love. I know how to extract joy from even the darkest situations. I know what hope is and I rely on it as my last refuge. I know that darkness must exist if only to make those tiny bits of light seem brighter.

I know that success is self made and that luck is a relative term. I know that I am strong. I know that miracles do exist, angels do find us in our time of need, and there is always something behind me, pushing me forward.

I believe in myself even when I think that I don’t and even when I feel like no one else does. I know how it feels to be lost. I also know how it feels to picked out of a crowd. What it is like to be the winner and how it feels when, for one moment, you are the star of the show.

Above all, I know that all of this had made me, ME.

I know that being a winner is not about winning whatever race faces me in the moment. I recognize I am winning just by pushing myself everyday and by waking up each morning feeling blessed by the day that lies ahead of me. Through this I am winning in the most important race ever, the race i entered at birth – this race we call life.

- Amy Huffman

//–Source: Chicken Soup for the teenage Soul III, Pg. 277–//

About Me – 34 – Orkut

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About Me – 33 – Orkut

WAT U THINK ABOUT ME DECIDE UR SELF OR SEE DOWN
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$ome people call me CUTE
$ome people call me LOVING
$ome people call me INNOCENT
$ome people call me RUDE
$ome people call me FRIENDLY
$ome people call me JEALOUS
$ome people call me PATRIOTIC
$ome people call me TRUSTWORTHY
$ome people call me HOT
$ome people call me STUBORN
$ome people call me LOOSER
$ome people call me GREAT
$ome people call me BORING
$ome people call me STYLISH
$ome people call me CARING
$ome people call me CO-OPERATIVE
$ome people call me NAUGHTY
$ome people call me ROMANTIC
$ome people call me HONEST
$ome people call me DISHONEST
$ome people call me an ANGRY PERSON
$ome people call me a SWEET GUY
$ome people call me STUPID
$ome people call me DEAREST
$ome people call me INTELLIGENT
$ome people call me CREATIVE
$ome people call me LUCKY
$ome people call me ADOREABLE
$ome people call me ENERGETIC
$ome people call me LAZY
$ome people call me XTRA-ORDINARY GENIOUS
some people call me COOL
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so now choice is urs….what would u like to call me??????
coz its difficult to judge myself.
but one think i can tell i care for the people who care for me

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About Me – 32 – Orkut

Aaaaaahmmmmmmmmmmmmm.Hi my name is LITESH.i love making frens.iam a lil bit frank,love listenin music,iam a fitness freak(addicted to fitness).basically am a hard workin guy..n rest u ppl have to tell me.

Can’t describe myself coz of the following reasons: -

* If I say em different u’ll say “Everyone says it”

* If I say em simple & frank u’ll say “u dun seem to be”

*If I say em silent & moody u’ll say “get lost u r boring”

*If I say em confident & very friendly u’ll say “u r praising yerself”

*If I Say all the above is true u’ll say “U’ve copied this profile (which is 100% false)”

I can’t say much about me but my IFs above will give u slight idea about how confusing I am
вεlιενε мε ι´м μπвεlιενεαвlε :ρ
Em havin an adventurous nature and “Em a MusiC adDicT”

Cmm’n yaar how can I describe myself. Umm probably my best friend’s comments will help u know about me

This is 10% luck, 20% skill
15% concentrated power of will
5% pleasure, 50% pain
And a 100% reason to remember MA name!

so remember my name LITESH

Throw ure hands up in the air and show some nerve………………

N my MoTTo iS “dEre’s nEvEr a wrOnGtiMe 2 do d RiGht tHinG”
so I’M wHat I’M,
n nobody cAn chAnge Me!!!!
OnLytHinG dat can change me is NoThInG!!!!!!!
I TrUlY bEliEvE iN mE ///

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About Me – 31 – Orkut

Tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless lost under the surface
Don’t know what you’re expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes

Every step that I take is another mistake to you

I’ve become so numb I can’t feel you there
I’ve become so tired so much more aware
I’m becoming less all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

Can’t you see that you’re smothering me
Holding too tightly afraid to lose control
Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you

Every step that I take is another mistake to you

And every second I waste is more than I can take

I’ve become so numb I can’t feel you there
I’ve become so tired so much more aware
I’m becoming less all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

And I know
I may end up failing too
But I know
You were just like me with someone disappointed in you

I’ve become so numb I can’t feel you there
I’ve become so tired so much more aware
I’ve becoming less all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

I’ve become so numb I can’t feel you there
I’m tired of being what you want me to be
I’ve become so numb I can’t feel you there
I’m tired of being what you want me to be

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About Me – 30 – Orkut

…..so I have to say something about myself. Sometimes it is hard to introduce yourself because you know yourself so well that you do not know where to start with. Let me give a try to see what kind of image you have about me through my self-description. I hope that my impression about myself and your impression about me are not so different. Here it goes.

I am a person who is positive about every aspect of life. There are many things I like to do, to see, and to experience. I like to read, I like to write; I like to think, I like to dream; I like to talk, I like to listen. I like to see the sunrise in the morning, I like to see the moonlight at night; I like to feel the music flowing on my face, I like to smell the wind coming from the ocean. I like to look at the clouds in the sky with a blank mind, I like to do thought experiment when I cannot sleep in the middle of the night. I like flowers in spring, rain in summer, leaves in autumn, and snow in winter. I like country’s peace, I like delicious food and comfortable shoes; I like good books and romantic movies, I like people. And, I like to laugh……..hahahahhaha
enough of my likes…..its tym for some dislikes—-i dont like fake people..people wid fake attitude…..i dont like liers ..i dont like hypocrites……

i guess dis much iz enough 4 my brief intro…….wat do u say……??

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About Me – 29 – Orkut

am amit.and my pet name iz mithu thats all..
reed more i have riten bellow!!!!

# Neo-scientists claim I am the reason gravity exists, that the Earth is not invaded by evil aliens and the chicken crossed the road too.
# I had, in my notebook, the True meaning of Life, the solution to global warming and God’s plan for us all, but my dog ate my homework.
# Stephen Hawking, Gandalf the White and Anne Hathaway have me on speed dial.
# I am the President of a little known, but highly influential East European country.
# I have won “Who wants to be a Millionaire”, “Survivor”, “Roadies” and the online Ludo tournament – all in the same year.
# It was I who conned the Monk into selling his Ferrari and MOVED HIS CHEESE too while he was signing the release forms.
# World War 2 lasted so long because I was abducted by aliens from ’38- ’44 who tried, in vain, to extract my recipe for banana cheese cake.
# I have seen the Tooth fairy, the Vulcans, the Abominable Snowman, the Loch Ness Monster and George Bush’s brain scan reports- yes, the last one is, indeed, a hoax.
# Anjelina Jolie wants to “ADD ME AS A FRIEND” in Orkut, but is scared the “truth will come out” and Brad wouldn’t understand. Prick.
# I can kung fu a Shaolin master and marinate a white goose at the same time.
# I have done the salsa with 2 feet tied behind my back and given the Hulk a giant wedgie which turned him blue and bonny.
# In the North Pole, people dress up as me during Christmas while in Egypt, figurines portraying me being worshipped have been discovered during archaelogical excavations.
# Several paraphenomenon experts have tried, and failed, to decipher my unique aura.
# I taught Linda Goodman to read star signs, Hulk Hogan to tear his top, Kenny G to sax, salmons to swim upstream and Aishwarya Rai to act – it is true, you can’t win them all.
# In my spare time, I practise neuro surgery on world leaders while adoring belly dancers applaud.On alternate Tuesdays, I teach the visually impaired how to navigate a plane or space shuttle using only a compass and a Bounty chocolate wrapper.
# Oprah Winfrey respects my views and frames my quotes on her nightstand.
# I get 74 different channels on my crystal ball, 133 when Pluto is properly aligned.
# My first childhood tricycle is used as a blueprint for the show “Pimp my ride.”
# I have been implicated in the murders of many gun wielding terrorists, baby seal killers and pot bellied Indian politicians but charges have been dropped each and every time due to overwhelming public support and SMS campaigns.
# I taught the Chinese to use chop sticks, the Cubans to roll cigars and kangaroos to carry their kids in their pouches.
# Tigers fear my gaze, cheetahs slow down to let me pass and butterflies envy my dressing sense.
# My birthday is celebrated as a national holiday in India. It is.
# I predicted the fall of the Roman empire, the enlightenment of King Asoka and the success of Smirnoff twists.
# 4 week fairness Creams need only 2 weeks for maximal effect on my skin and just 1 week if I start on Wednesdays.
# I adviced DREAMWORKS to change the title of the movie from “Big Fat Green Bellied Ugly Man-thing” to “Shrek” to bring in the kids.
# Stephen King and Ayn Rand rummage through my diary for inspiration.
# Underwater creatures respond to my verbal command.
# I give my laundry to the same people as Spiderman, Margaret Thatcher, Sponge Bob and Puff Daddy. I get first preference and the better soap. * I know the ending of the Harry Potter series. Two words : Hollow victory.
* I ghost-direct for Steven Speilberg, ghost-sing for Phil Collins, ghost-act for Sir Anthony Hopkins and was the Ghost of Christmas Past for Ebeneezer Scrooge.
* And, finally, Yes, Self-help and motivational books DO speak of the importance of being my friend in their 7-step “Quick Route to Nirvana & Enlightenment” scheme.

Whew!! It is such a relief to get that off my chest. They’re right, you know. THE TRUTH DOES SET YOU FREE!! So much better than 27/M/Bangalore……………..NOW I M GONNNA CHANGE IT!!!!

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