Cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly today joined India's Olympic and Paralympics heroes Abhinav Bindra, Devendra Jhajharia and Deepa Malik and asked the countrymen to remember the inspiring feats of the nation's sporting heroes.
Cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly today joined India's Olympic and Paralympics heroes Abhinav Bindra, Devendra Jhajharia and Deepa Malik and asked the countrymen to remember the inspiring feats of the nation's sporting heroes.
"It's extremely important to know our Indian sporting heroes. We have had so many world class sportsmen who are no more alive but they have brought laurels to our nation, they have earned the country gold, silver and bronze medals," Tendulkar said after the opening of Fannatic Sports Museum -- The Boria Mazumdar collection at Ecospace Business Park here.
"We cannot forget them, they are not alive, not in front of us but they should be in our minds and this would help to keep them get inspired and motivated.
"This is where it all starts where youngsters get inspired by great sportspersons. I congratulate Boria and his team for this amazing museum. It's not just for Kolkata, it's for India," the batting maestro added.
Tendulkar, who is here on a two-day visit that saw him flagging off the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Full Marathon this morning, also urged the youngsters to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Admitting that Indians are not active enough, he said: "We prefer to be on sofa and pass statements like aisa khelne chahiye tha, aisa hona chahiye tha...(should played this way or have done this).
"I'm not saying everyone needs to become a professional sportsperson but to lead an active lifestyle you need to engage yourself in some activities. Burn those calories everyday. On dining table we always don't mind having an extra paratha. Reverse that and spend those extra five, 10 minutes in the gym. It will help," he said.
The museum on a 6700 square feet area welcomes everyone with the Atletico de Kolkata's glittering Indian Super League silverware on the left as many historic artifacts have found a place.
The collection also includes, Tendulkar's 100th century gloves, bat and jersey, PV Sindhu's silver medal winning jersey and Bindra's epic 2008 Olympics gold medal winning gloves.
It's not only confined to Indian sportspersons as it has some autographed memorabilia from tennis aces Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal and sprint king Usain Bolt.
"Here we are talking about all sports. That's why I would like as many youngsters to go there and understand the history of sport, mainly Indian sport," Tendulkar said. MORE
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