Here is some sports superstitions that I found.
Do you know any more?



Baseball


Spitting into your hand before picking up the bat is said to bring good luck.

A wad of gum stuck on a player's hat brings good luck.
It is bad luck if a dog walks across the diamond before the first pitch.

Some players believe it is good luck to step on one of the bases before running off the field at the end of an inning.

It is bad luck to touch the baselines while running off and onto the field between innings.

Lending a bat to a fellow player is a serious jinx.

Some players actually sleep with their bat to break out of a hitting slump or stay in a groove.

If a pitcher is throwing a perfect game or a no-hitter, never speak of it while it's going on.

Basketball


The last person to shoot a basket during the warm-up will have a good game.

Wipe the soles of your sneakers for good luck.

Bounce the ball before taking a foul shot for good luck.

Bowling


To continue a winning streak, wear the same clothes.

The number 300, a perfect score, on your license plate will increase your score.

Carry charms on your bowling bag, in your pockets, or around your neck for good luck.

Fishing


Fish may not bite if a barefoot woman passes you on the way to the dock.

Spit on your bait before casting your rod to make fish bite.

Throw back your first catch for good luck.

It is bad luck to change rods while fishing.

Don't tell anyone how many fish you've caught until you're done or you won't catch another.

Football


Double numbers on a player's uniform brings good luck.

It's bad luck for a professional football player to take a new number when he is traded to another
team.

A mascot is an important good luck symbol.

Golf


Start only with odd-numbered clubs.

Balls with a number higher than 4 are bad luck.

Carry coins in your pockets for good luck.

Ice Hockey


It is bad luck for hockey sticks to lie crossed.

It is bad luck to say “shutout” in the locker room before a game.

Players believe they'll win the game if they tap the goalie on his shin pads before a game.

Many players must put their pads and skates on in exactly the same order every day.

Rodeo



Always put the right foot in the stirrup first.

Avoid wearing the color yellow.

Always shave before a competition (for men only!)

Tennis



It's bad luck to hold more than two balls at a time when serving.

Avoid wearing the color yellow.

Walk around the outside of the court when switching sides for good luck.

Avoid stepping on the court lines.
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11-24-02, 05:17 AM
Beano
In the NFL, the home team gets to decide which jersey they are going to wear...the "home" (colored) jersey or the "away" (white) jersey. It has been largely disregarded in recent years (for marketing reasons, no doubt), but the Dallas Cowboys used to ALWAYS wear their white jerseys at home. Virtually every other team in the league wore their colored jerseys at home, so the Cowboys never wore their blue jerseys at all. The only time they did was when the home team they were facing decided to wear THEIR away jerseys so the Cowboys would have to wear their "jinxed" blue jerseys. The Cardinals come immediately to mind as a team who used this ploy often, but it didn't matter much...the 'Boys usually whipped them anyway.
And as long as we're on the subject of cowboys, I spent a lot of my younger years around horses & rodeo, I've never heard of any superstition about which foot you put in the stirrup first. As a rule of thumb, right handed people put their left foot in first, left handed people their right foot. Whoever said it was good luck to go right foot first...must have been wrong-handed.

08-12-02, 08:30 AM
JerseyTomater
Green used to be an unlucky color on race cars, though now you will seen some green.

Also eating peanuts is bad luck.

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