All because of the love for chives

Where does your love for handball come from?

– My parents have always played sports, maybe not at an exceptionally professional level. My sister is similar. I tried different disciplines. It was volleyball, among others, but it was handball that caught my attention the most. My path was not easy, mainly because of my physical condition. I do not have exceptional ones, so I had to fight hard. I went through all possible levels.

[middle1] In Poland you divided this love between Lublin and Jarosław.

– Well, yes. There were two more years in Koszalin along the way. But I really started in Lublin. A great experience right away, with a bang. I spent four years there. Then I wanted to see what I was worth somewhere else. And there was the aforementioned Koszalin. But I came back to Lublin, and for the finals in Jarosław.

In Lublin the bar was set very high.

– From the first second in the locker room it was clear what we had or had to fight for. There was no letting up. We knew we were fighting for the championship, fighting for the cup, fighting as best we could in Europe. Of course, it was different. The pressure was really huge.

When you decided to move to Jarosław, did you know the history of this discipline in this city? Did you see that it was so up and down?

– I only knew a little bit. I had to choose whether to stay in Lublin after maternity leave or choose Jarosław. Step by step I started to delve into the subject, into the history of the club. It really is a sine wave. Ups and downs. But I wasn't afraid of that. I had been through too much in Lublin. My task was to support the team with experience, because that was what was really missing. We won promotion to the Super League. I got back into shape.

There was a famous presentation of the team at the market square in Jarosław. At that time, coach Reidar Møistad promised a medal of the Polish Championships.

– I remember that presentation. I remember that assurance. We were a bit shocked because it was a serious declaration. Well, we never talked about it out loud in the locker room. There was a goal, but it was a completely new team. Composed of many players of different nationalities. There was a language barrier, each of us approached training and matches completely differently. We made a great team, we were well prepared for the season, but in the end not all of us could handle the pressure. Especially the young ones. Right at the beginning we lost four matches in a row, until the breakthrough came in Koszalin. I remember that match to this day. We won by one goal...