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Justice & Law Quote by Sachin Tendulkar

"When there is time to think about cricket, I think but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well"

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A superstar politely refusing to be swallowed whole by the role that made him famous, Tendulkar frames his life as a series of choices with moral weight. “When there is time to think about cricket, I think” sounds almost comically understated for a man whose job has been elevated into national mythology. That restraint is the point: he won’t perform obsession on demand, even though the culture around him often expects exactly that from sporting icons.

The line does two things at once. It reassures fans that cricket still commands his seriousness (“I think”), while quietly drawing a boundary around the private self (“when there is time to be with family”). Notice the phrase “do justice” - not “relax,” not “switch off,” but a duty language usually reserved for craft and competition. Family isn’t framed as a break from excellence; it’s another arena where he’s accountable. That’s a subtle rebuke to the romantic idea that greatness requires neglecting everything else.

The context matters: Tendulkar’s career unfolded under relentless scrutiny, with Indian celebrity culture treating athletes as public property. By speaking in calm, almost managerial terms, he sidesteps the melodrama people project onto him. The subtext is a negotiation: you can have the icon, but not all of him. It’s an ethics of attention, delivered in the modest tone that helped make him trustworthy in the first place.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Tendulkar, Sachin. (2026, January 16). When there is time to think about cricket, I think but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-there-is-time-to-think-about-cricket-i-think-88634/

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Tendulkar, Sachin. "When there is time to think about cricket, I think but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-there-is-time-to-think-about-cricket-i-think-88634/.

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"When there is time to think about cricket, I think but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-there-is-time-to-think-about-cricket-i-think-88634/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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Sachin Tendulkar (born April 24, 1973) is a Athlete from India.

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