These Athletes Have Really Weird Superstitions

Published on 06/03/2018
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Tony Lockett

Meet the highest goal scorer in Australian Football League history. However, even though Lockett was incredibly talented, he would get so nervous before a game that he wouldn’t eat.

Tony Lockett

Tony Lockett


No matter what. Lockett also insisted on using the same Adidas kit bag of his. He would refuse to enter the grounds if he didn’t have his lucky bag. Even when he signed a sponsorship agreement with Puma, he flat out refused to get rid of his lucky bag.
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Kevin Rhomberg

Granted this left fielder’s 41-game stretch with the 1982 Cleveland Indians was forgettable, his odd quirks left a lasting legacy. Many pros who played with Rhomberg said that he had a compulsion. He had to touch someone if they touched him. Once word of this spread, the opposing team would make life really difficult for him.

Kevin Rhomberg

Kevin Rhomberg


They would touch Rhomberg and run away, causing him to go into a panic. Once an umpire paused a game between New York and Cleveland, because the Yankees players had refused to stop touching Rhomberg. That’s rough.

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