“You’ll not get another Sachin Tendulkar in a short time, or it could be you never get a Sachin Tendulkar.”
Saurav Ganguly is an unabashed Sachin Tendulkar fan.
What he really meant:
“A genius like Tendulkar comes along once in a generation or two.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“We’re cloning Tendulkars at Eden Gardens and Wankhede.”
What he said:
“Warnie, to me, was the tortured romantic, a Van Gogh-like figure almost, or the Guru Dutt of Kagaz ke Phool.”
Sanjay Dixit, Rajasthan Cricket Association’s secretary on Shane Warne in an article on Yahoo! Cricket.
What he really meant:
“Warne is a genius with a self-destructive streak.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I’m a huge fan.”
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The Japanese are offended.
If Roger Federer had to compare himself to a robot, then why did he have to choose Robocop and not their beloved Giant Robot?
Surely a titan would prefer to compare himself to another?
The Swiss maestro clarified that he was not a machine and does not go from point to point like a Robocop.