Weird superstitions, habits or rituals?

this may have been discussed before but do you have any strange superstitions, habits or rituals or things like that?

i cant really think of any, but i always wear an nba singlet under a collared shirt, i dont know why but i do. and i always have short showers but what are yours?

My left knee quivers when i ejaculate.

Just kidding lol i don't really have any but this thread should garner some interesting replies.

no superstitions. I get bored too easily or lose motivation to have rituals.

I dry myself in a methodical way to use every part of the dry towel after having a shower

I aim...and then throw the ball...and it goes in!!! Thats a ritual

If I'm practicing basketball or warming up on the court before a game, I always make my last shot before I leave, even just a layup or something.

If I'm practicing basketball or warming up on the court before a game, I always make my last shot before I leave, even just a layup or something.

Same its my way of getting out of a 'cold streak' hehe.

hm. i have this habit of rubbing my left ear lobe. its been going on since i was like 4, thus my left ear lobe is much bigger than my right. but not to the point where you are whoa.

thts just one of the many

Not really a ritual, but I bend my knees really low in a Jerry Stackhouse-like fashion when I shoot free-throws.

I have a superstition. I HAVE to wear a sleeveless shirt or a jersey if I'm going to play basketball. If I wear anything else I'll have an off day.

Recently, though, I think I broke that superstition by wearing a long sleeve shirt and I having a pretty good day as far as basketball goes. I think I've just gotten so used to wearing jerseys/sleeveless shirts that it makes me feel uncomfortable if I'm not wearing one.

I have this dumb ritual where when i wake up in the morning I always open up the blinds in my room and stretch and then close them and i go back to sleep for about 5 more minutes.... its retarted i know but i dont know really dont know why I do it

I have this dumb ritual where when i wake up in the morning I always open up the blinds in my room and stretch and then close them and i go back to sleep for about 5 more minutes.... its retarted i know but i dont know really dont know why I do it

Why not just leave the blinds open? That'd give you more time to sleep. Sure, it's just a few seconds, but what the hell.

But if i leave the blinds open then that lets the light in and i cant sleep

I scream like a banshee until tears stream out of my eyes at 6pm sharp on Wednesdays.

Naw, just kidding. I don't believe in superstitions since they don't do anything purposeful other than to lead to you to believe you're doing something purposeful.

I don't really have a free throw ritual because I always try new things, I gave the rip hamilton a try, I even had the face mask because i broke my nose in february. I'm a carreer 80% freethrow shooter so i dont really care what i do. But for some reason before a game in warm ups i tend to have my best games when i do poorly in pregame.

I scream like a banshee until tears stream out of my eyes at 6pm sharp on Wednesdays.

Please take a camera and record that. HAHAHA

Umm the day before a football game i always have to have a shower before i go to bed, and one when i wake up, and i always have to wear long socks when i'm playing.

Before basketball games i do the same shower thing, except i can never wear socks when playing b-ball, they bother me... and i never wear a shirt under my jersey when playing... it bothers me for some reason.

For some odd reason I get sort of the shivers everytime I pee. It looks a bit like the Antoine Walker dance. It's quite odd.

If I'm practicing basketball or warming up on the court before a game, I always make my last shot before I leave, even just a layup or something.

Same.

Also, I always make sure I touch the net. When I'm doing warm up runs, I make sure to always sprint from the half way line, jump and touch the net.

Also, I always make sure I touch the net. When I'm doing warm up runs, I make sure to always sprint from the half way line, jump and touch the net.

i hope u can do it with ease....
touching the net shouldn't be a problem at all

hm... my rituals...
i always say a lil prayer to god before tip-off (i'm not very christian though.... but i do it )
and before shooting (important) free throws i dribble the ball 3 or 4 times, crouch down a lil bit, spin the ball in my hands, close my eyes and whisper some words, hold my breath and hit the FT

believe me or not, everytime i did that exact routine i hit the shot, i don't abuse this routine though i only do this before shooting big FTs (i believe that it would affect its effectiveness if i did it everytime)

pretty odd, aye ?

career FT shooting is a lil bit over 80%, btw

and before shooting (important) free throws i dribble the ball 3 or 4 times, crouch down a lil bit, spin the ball in my hands, close my eyes and whisper some words, hold my breath and hit the FT

Damn, I do the same (dribble, spin the ball, etc), except the last part about closing my eyes and whispering something, I just think about different things.

If I'm practicing basketball or warming up on the court before a game, I always make my last shot before I leave, even just a layup or something.

I do the same during games, but when I'm just practicing outside, I try to make at least 3-5 in a row from wherever. Sometimes when I'm tired or worn it takes awhile, but sometimes it might only take 3-5 shots.

i hope u can do it with ease....
touching the net shouldn't be a problem at all

It isn't hard, but I 'try hard' doing it so it looks good lol.

For some odd reason I get sort of the shivers everytime I pee. It looks a bit like the Antoine Walker dance. It's quite odd.

im sorta like that, my left arm always shakes when i put pressure on it, i duno why but it might be because i broke it a few years ago

No.13 is something I would be superstious about. Other than that nothing, well I did have this weird ritual before I play any game.

I beat my chest like a gorilla and then look up and scream 'Fo Sho'. I have no idea where it came from but it's proven to be lucky for me, not pro circuit lucky but clique lucky but I stopped doing it since it started scaring people.

For some odd reason I get sort of the shivers everytime I pee. It looks a bit like the Antoine Walker dance. It's quite odd.

im sorta like that, my left arm always shakes when i put pressure on it, i duno why but it might be because i broke it a few years ago

Use to happen when I was still small... I think there's a scientific reason behind this though...