Former legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was recently denied the permission to deliver his maiden speech at the Rajya Sabha. This made Sachin take to social media to share his speech.
With captivating one-liners and influential words, Sachin sure stole the heart of the common man of India. He discussed his vision of a healthy and sporty India. He emphasised on building a sport playing country rather than nurturing the idea of a sport loving country.
Sachin described the various bottlenecks in the sports arena and how athletes should be given life insurance. He also cited examples of a few sportsman, he said, “We have failed our own sport players. Sports should be weighed equally.”
He said India is the ‘diabetic capital’ of India and the third when it comes to ‘obesity’ index. He said the economic burden of these diseases will not let the nation progress.
It is my endeavour to transform India from being a sport loving nation to a sport playing nation. I urge you all to participate in this effort and help make my dream, our dream. Always remember, dreams do come true! Jai Hind ??
Posted by Sachin Tendulkar on Friday, 22 December 2017
“Sports have the power to change the world. Sport creates hope when there was only distress. Each child should get an opportunity to play sports. If we do not emphasise on building a sporting culture in the country, we would have a young, unfit, unhealthy India which will be recipe for disaster,” he added.
He also formulated three ‘I’ – Invest, Insure and Immortalise. “He said, “We must invest our own time and effort and ensure our wellness and each one of us must start adopting one active sport and play regularly.” He said our citizens should have ample sports infrastructure.
He also urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to announce an allocation of a certain amount for the development of sports infrastructure.
“Our citizens and school children should have access to more sports infrastructure. Open spaces and playgrounds should be retained and along with smart cities, we should look at building smart sports cities,” he added
