I'm often compared to my father, but he was unique nothing compares to him. Beethoven's son didn't play like his dad. They were two different people': Diego Maradona's son reveals what it's like growing up with famous surname

Diego Maradona Junior shares his unique experience of growing up with the famous surname 'Maradona' but without his father initially. He defines his upbringing as shaped primarily by his mother and grandparents while revealing how he only met Diego Maradona, his father, later in life. Maradona Junior recounts the peculiarities of living with his father's legacy, including childhood memories from the 1994 World Cup and describes his family's background as working-class, supplemented by support and love from his extended family, which made his childhood fulfilling despite financial limitations.

For the person I am today, I owe it all to my mother. I grew up with her and my grandparents... my father's influence was also important at some points of my life.

Bearing the Maradona name is peculiar... I was six or seven. ...what do you mean? Are you really Mr Maradona, or are you pulling my leg?

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