Spend a penny for a bit of luck
The nights are fair creeping in here in bonny Barcelona. This Sunday I will be finishing up another sprint triathlon and hope to enjoy it rather than be terrified for every minute.
This dish of paella and B comes from an evening of " researching " on the web.
Hope you enjoy.
PS still time to sponsor me or just see how I get on this Sunday at the Garmin Barcelona Triathlon.
Tri-ing 4 the 4 the Rovers
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There are some out there who see a ladder and stroll under it with batting an eyelid, others will scatter to the other side of the road to avoid the disaster that will ensue if they pass underneath. The odds of something happening to you directly linked to that ladder are pretty low but if we are honest we are all a little bit superstitious. However some of use are maybe a little crazier than most
To be a goalkeeper takes skill, practice and a dash of madness. We have seen them come out the tunnel in the same order every match, placing their towel in a particular place and I am sure those who can remember loved seeing the shiny, bald head of the French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez being kissed by Laurent Blanc before every game. It was "obviously" something that worked as that was of course the year that France became World Champions.
To be between the posts during a World Cup penalty shoot out you've gotta be calm, have a resilient personality, look the striker in the eye and stand strong. Knowing your enemy helps and above all be calm. However in 1990 a goalkeeper found something extra special to give him the edge in a penalty shoot out! Argentinian Sergio Goycochea found himself caught short during a World Cup quarter final against Yugoslavia. Due to the rules of the game he could not leave the pitch to use the facilities so had to find a wee spot on the pitch to spend a peso. After surviving the shoot out and earning a semi final place against Italy penalties loomed again. So seeing as the tinkle method has worked before there was no harm in trying again, and it worked! In an interview with the Guardian newspaper he said this went on to be his "lucky charm". That is quite a talisman to take to every game and we all know that if we stop doing it of course we are going to lose.
The Brazilian legend, Pele, once gave a shirt he had worn in a game to a fan
only to then suffer a dip in form. He instructed a friend to track down the old shirt and a week later it was returned to Pele, who immediately returned to his goalscoring style.
So next time you debate washing your scarf or think about relegating those lucky pants to the back of the drawer spend a minute thinking is it worth it?
This dish of paella and B comes from an evening of " researching " on the web.
Hope you enjoy.
PS still time to sponsor me or just see how I get on this Sunday at the Garmin Barcelona Triathlon.
Tri-ing 4 the 4 the Rovers
PLEASE SUPPORT THE MATCH DAY PROGRAMME
There are some out there who see a ladder and stroll under it with batting an eyelid, others will scatter to the other side of the road to avoid the disaster that will ensue if they pass underneath. The odds of something happening to you directly linked to that ladder are pretty low but if we are honest we are all a little bit superstitious. However some of use are maybe a little crazier than most
To be a goalkeeper takes skill, practice and a dash of madness. We have seen them come out the tunnel in the same order every match, placing their towel in a particular place and I am sure those who can remember loved seeing the shiny, bald head of the French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez being kissed by Laurent Blanc before every game. It was "obviously" something that worked as that was of course the year that France became World Champions.
To be between the posts during a World Cup penalty shoot out you've gotta be calm, have a resilient personality, look the striker in the eye and stand strong. Knowing your enemy helps and above all be calm. However in 1990 a goalkeeper found something extra special to give him the edge in a penalty shoot out! Argentinian Sergio Goycochea found himself caught short during a World Cup quarter final against Yugoslavia. Due to the rules of the game he could not leave the pitch to use the facilities so had to find a wee spot on the pitch to spend a peso. After surviving the shoot out and earning a semi final place against Italy penalties loomed again. So seeing as the tinkle method has worked before there was no harm in trying again, and it worked! In an interview with the Guardian newspaper he said this went on to be his "lucky charm". That is quite a talisman to take to every game and we all know that if we stop doing it of course we are going to lose.
The Brazilian legend, Pele, once gave a shirt he had worn in a game to a fan
only to then suffer a dip in form. He instructed a friend to track down the old shirt and a week later it was returned to Pele, who immediately returned to his goalscoring style.
So next time you debate washing your scarf or think about relegating those lucky pants to the back of the drawer spend a minute thinking is it worth it?
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