What matters for a professional ? Respect and views of his/her peers. There is Sir Donald Bradman, Sir garfield Sobers, Sir Vivan Richards, Shane Warne, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Allan Donald, Wasim Akram, WISDEN, etc considering Tendulkar to be the best of his era. DO you think he gives a rat's @SS on what some fans think about him ?