What does it take to win in sports? Skill? Hard work?concentration (专心) ? 36 But what

about luck? Did you know that even the great Michael Jordan wore his blue University of North Carolina shorts underneath his Bulls uniform (对服) for good luck on the basketball field?

     Many players believe that following certain sports superstitions (迷信) will bring them good luck. Some use lucky equipment,wear lucky clothing,or follow lucky habits. 37 Some baseball players have a lucky baseball glove,lucky socks,lucky underwear,or lucky baseball caps. When they are winning all of their games,they insist on using them even if they get smelly. Some players don't even want their uniforms washed if they are winning. 38

      Turk Wendell,a player in Major League Baseball,always brushes his teeth between the playing periods. Roger Clemens,a famous pitcher (投手) of the New York Yankees,always touched the head of the Babe Ruth statue (雕塑) at Yankee Stadium before playing baseball there. 39 In his eyes,the letter stands for a strikeout,a situation in which a player is out because he has tried to hit the ball three times and failed.

      In sports,practice and concentration are very important. 40 After all,success is so important that it is no wonder competitors do whatever they can to win.

   A. Baseball has many superstitions.

   B. They worry it will ruin their luck.

   C. Sure,all of these things are important.

   D. There are other baseball superstitions too.

   E. These superstitions seem very strange to their fans.

   F. He also chose names for his children that start with “K”.

   G. However,many competitors still believe certain superstitions. 

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