- 43 years ago, on December 3, 1977, Adam Małysz was born. Although a lot of time has passed since the end of the career of a ski jumper, the “Orzeł z Wisła” is still one of the most popular and most liked Polish sportsmen
- “Champion!”, “Athlete of all time”, “Adam, we love you!” – these are just some of the comments that you can read about Małysz on social media
- Over the years Małysz has provided fans with a lot of emotions, reaching, among others four Olympic medals or six world championship discs
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It is thanks to Adam Małysz that Poles fell in love with ski jumping. For years they sat in front of TV sets and watched the competition of “Orzel z Wisła” with such stars as Sven Hannawald, Martin Schmitt, Janne Ahonen and Simon Ammann with flushed faces.
On the birthday of the former jumper, and currently the director of ski jumping and nordic combined in the Polish Ski Association, TVP Sport prepared a list of his top ten jumps.
Wishes for the four-time Olympic medalist sprinkled on social media.
“100 years Master! A giant, a genius athlete, a wonderful person. A wonderful career”, “100 years, 100 years, long live, live for us !!! Thanks to Adam All the Best thanks to you, POLAND learned that there is such a thing as jumping. each of your performances was for every family like a national holiday. You really brought millions of Poles in front of the TV. THANK YOU for these emotions !!!! “,” There will be no other like Adam Małysz! One hundred years, Master “- fans of” Orzel z Wisła “wrote.
“He was the cause of great collective joy”
On this occasion, it is impossible not to recall the famous speech of Włodzimierz Szaranowicz, who in 2011, on the occasion of Adam Małysz’s last jump during the world championship in Oslo, emotionally summed up the amazing career of the jumper.
“Adam Małysz is already at the top. Great expectation. King of the Holmenkollen! Remind yourself of the best flights! These fantastic five victories. Four victories at the World Championships! Adam Małysz! For a medal! For joy for all Poles today! Far away, beautiful, there is a medal ! ” – said Szarnowicz.
“Adam Małysz will no longer be present at the next world championships. Adam Małysz’s farewell to the world championships … Six medals: four gold, one silver, one bronze, won here more. A dozen years of competitions. A sports phenomenon. Repeat success over the years, for a decade, and after all, his first victory in Holmenkollen was here on this hill as an 18-year-old and that was fifteen years ago. Something unbelievable! ” – recalled the commentator.
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“Every week we sat, like to a soap opera, just to watch this competition. A sociological phenomenon! How many things could be attributed to him during this career? That you can win in life evidently without making deals. That he is a reliable, reliable man, a messenger of great news, great hope He started as a crisis idol who was supposed to lead us as an ambassador of a great civilization leap to Europe. A social phenomenon. After all, thanks to these broadcasts, we lived a vicarious life. He was the cause of great collective joy. He gave us a lot. A lot … “- he said. Sharanovich.
“I hope that of those young guys who have aspirations today, who watched Adam around the world, like world champion Gregor Schlierenzauer, who said that Adam inspired him. That they will believe that we will not waste this phenomenon that was created while watching This phenomenon of popularity – 14.5 million, a record TV audience when he won the silver medal in Salt Lake City Thirteen over a million – the World Cup in Zakopane This is his last victory and the great joy of us people who watched him. screaming in front of the screens, jumping … I also shouting, jumping … It was just … It was beautiful and something has undoubtedly closed, but let’s hope that there will be some attempt to continue in the sport. “Małyszomania” it will never be again. However, it is important that there were sports successes and that something permanent, very durable after Adam, would remain. Thank you very much, Adam! Thank you. Until next time “- concluded the clearly moved commentator.
This memorable speech was repeatedly recalled in the press and social networks.
