Pregame Superstitions

Pregame Superstitions

Pregame Superstitions. We all fall prey to superstitions like not walking under a ladder or opening an umbrella indoors. But they are probably not as exacting as the ones professional athletes abide by — especially when it comes to food on game days. If you ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich before playing the best game of your life, you had better eat that same sandwich before every single game. Perhaps that’s what Paul Pierce is thinking every time he eats a PB&J exactly 55 minutes before he jumps on court.