I always wear the same socks

Sportsmen and women have their superstitions. From the absolute pinnacle of each sporting discipline to the weekend warriors, everyone has their own rituals which they believe, directly influences their performance.

Rituals and superstitions are there as comfort blankets, a sense of familiarity in what can otherwise be a hotbed of stress and anguish in hostile sporting environments where the result is always unknown.
 
Sailors, for example:

• Won’t win the practice race;
• Won’t have a haircut midway through a regatta;
• Will place their left leg into a wet suit first;
• Won’t eat bananas on a boat;
• Won’t allow the colour green on their boat;
• And Brazil’s Bruno Prada never used to shave until after a regatta.

 
Belgian Olympic bronze medallist Evi Van Acker is no different to and has her own sporting ritual… She will always wear the same King Duck socks!