Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski grew up admiring football legends like Roberto Baggio, Alan Shearer, and mainly Thierry Henry. Lacking Polish role models due to the national team's absence in major tournaments, Lewandowski was drawn to Henry for his goal-scoring prowess and on-field technique. Alongside football, he engaged in various sports encouraged by his athletic family background. His father, a judo champion, and his mother, a volleyball player, fostered a multidimensional sporting interest, although football eventually became his focus, shaping his career path.
"When I was six, it was Roberto Baggio; later it was Alan Shearer; but the real one was Thierry Henry. I watched not only how he scored goals, but how he ran, his technique and his movement on the pitch."
"In the beginning I tried judo with my father, at home for many hours, just for fun. When my father saw I was going to be good at judo, though, he was a bit afraid."
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