Swiatek 'Worried' About Robert Lewandowski Getting 'Hate' Because Of Popular Meme
WTASunday, 10 December 2023 at 12:30
Updated at Monday, 04 August 2025 at 11:11
Iga Swiatek is slowly becoming a Polish sports icon, but she worries that might be impacting one of the country's biggest current icons.
Sports are a global phenomenon, contributing to various aspects of life. Some athletes become synonymous with their countries due to their fame. For example, Novak Djokovic has done wonders for Serbia, putting the country on the map of world sports.
Something similar happened with Robert Lewandowski, who is by far the best Polish football player of all time. Swiatek is slowly building up her legacy as well, challenging Lewandowski in terms of the national reach.
The two have been prominently featured in numerous popular humorous images in the country, which often depict the moment when Lewandowski sat in Swiatek's box.
While they are generally humorous, some prop up Swiatek while downplaying Lewandowski, and she's not fond of that.
"Some memes are funny, but on the other - there are a lot of memes that praise me, but some of them create a negative connotation towards Robert Lewandowski and I don't like it."
"Robert has done so much for us athletes and everything for the whole country. Still, when I go to different countries and people don't recognize me, but when I say that I'm from Poland, people say: 'Oh! Lewandowski, Lewandowski!'"
There are very few things that could diminish the legacy Lewandowski created in sports. Whether Swiatek created a strong one remains to be seen, but she hopes the "memes" don't impact his legacy in any negative way.
"It worries me that because of these memes with me, he gets a little hate. I know it's just entertainment for the fans, but I think that one day I could be in the same situation as him and he didn't deserve anything to be in such memes."
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