Sidney Crosby/Why Is He So Superstitious? 

Sid Crosby is my favorite player

Another one is him not wanting to be on the cover of EA sports NHL games.

The penguins also cut the blue third sweaters because almost all his injuries came in the blue sweater

I have to eat goldfish before a lacrosse game idk why I think it started really early in tyke and my 4 year old mind thought they made me great cause the commercials said they are great but before every game I eat goldfish

Mine is don’t eat Taco Bell before a game or I’ll miss half of it

My only thing I do the same before a hockey game is a Sprint a lap around our side of the rink, stop at our bench, stretch the same way every time, then get up, grab a puck, go in the corner and do stickhandling for a few seconds, then take laps around with the puck, and at the end, I usually take a few shots on net. Oh and right before the buzzer, I take a slapshot at the boards.

Sid has so many superstitions that it hurts my brain to try to remember all of them, I find that cool how he remembers all of his superstitions

Im a softball pitcher, and right at the start of the inning I need to high five the 3rd baseman, shortstop, 2nd baseman, 1st baseman, and catcher in that exact order.

I usually watch a couple of your vids before I go for a game. 👍 love your vids so much! Keep it up

Can you do a video on goalies? Please please please. I love ur vids so much

When my mom is not at my hockey games I do really well but when she is there I do alright

I’m a goalie and I ALWAYS have the same pants on when I play😂😂

Whenever I tape a new stick for hockey, I must tape it with a candy cane pattern as that id the pattern I scored my first ever goal with. If I don’t, then I either break the stick mid game or I don’t score again the entire season

Taping his Hockey stick and mandatory redo in case someone touched it after this ritual sounds to me like a (light form) of OCD.

My superstition is im always the last out of the locker room/ice

I heard an old pens player talk about this in an interview before, want to say it was colby armstrong or matt cooke, but i remember them saying according to Sid part of the reason he is so dead set on always doing the same pregame rituals is so that he has no excuse for not performing at his best during the game.

I like to eat scrambled eggs before my game, I realized that most of the time when I do I play a good game and score goals.

When I was in high school I could still remember I don't eat anything except water when I'm on a Quiz Bee Competition. Oh and I put a coin inside my shoe when presenting a report in class. 🤷🤦

I love this man so muuch ❤ ty Alyssa for another amazing vid

Before a hockey game I stick handle in the locker room/ in the halls. Then on the ice drink a little water before warm-ups. Then have to be the last one off the ice after a game.

I would double check that “being second to last “ walking in front of Malkin. I think what happened was once Malkin was smuggled to Pittsburgh he was so used to being the last one to walk out. I believe Crosby and Malkin got in a small discussion and after that Crosby went second to last but not by choice. He gave up his spot to walk out last on the ice because it was a bigger deal to Malkin than Crosby. I could be wrong though.

I always clean my skates off after each shift and listen to my own music in the locker room

Great vid! Thank you! Can't wait to see him live next February! I especially will watch out for him going to center ice 🏒. 🇩🇪 🇺🇲 🏒♥️

We do goalies out of the locker room first, and I decided I go last

Not an athlete, but I have several superstitions that I do in the morning, or the rest of the day would feel off. 1. Listen to the same playlist 2. Three knocks on the front door before leaving 3. Hitting the gateway on the way to school as I walk by (might change since I'm gonna go to a different one.) 4. Take a couple of minutes to sit on the floor between me getting into class and before it actually starts.

I always put the left stuff on before the right, tape my left sock the exact same way before I put on the right sock, which I tape the same way. My mom also always says “remember to keep your head up” before every game.

Yes after watching the 2008 DVD of Sidney Crosby I picked up the habit of being the first on the ice and last off

crosby also refused to wear the blue jersey and made the organization drop the jersey because every time he would wear it, he got severely hurt.

Before every hockey game I have to wear a sweater a very specific sweater, while getting dressed I have done the same order for years, I put on my right shin pad then left left sock then right pants right skate then left chest protector then left elbow then right neck guard mouth guard helmet and finally gloves, I have to be last out of the change room, I don’t cut my hair, no listening to music, make really bad jokes, punch myself a bunch, get on the ice do 2 laps then stretch in a specific order then join the pregame horseshoe warm up, and last but not least while getting ready for the center to do the face off (I’m d) I slap the blade of my stick followed by my end of my stick on the ice. Those were all the superstitions I could think of that I have mind u I’m 12 so having this many superstitions already is really crazy

Not in sports but when I tighten down a ratchet strap completely I can’t walk away without saying “yep, that’s not going anywhere”

Bat shit crazy I tell ya , hockey players are a breed of their own but Sid is on his own level.

Awesome vid!

Every game I play. My goalie goes out first. Everybody else goes out whenever but my teammate always goes out last and I'm always 2nd to last behind my teammate Caden. I also am always the last person off of the ice. Tape heel to toe. (No blade untaped) Last one is that I chew on my mouth guard constantly and the refs always talk to me about it. It's weird that I do the same one with my teammate as Sid and Geno.

He my favorite

Before a hockey game I need to drink a full glass of ice water, listen to Eminem's Cinderella Man on the drive over to the rink, and be the first one in the dressing room. I also have an unlucky pair of knit hockey socks - the two games I've worn them I've gotten hurt pretty badly.

some of mine is i have to put on my gear starting with the left side( left shin guard..left skate) and do the right and im always the second to leave the room behind my brother..when i see him standing up its like'' its time.'' hahah

What I do before a a game Is make a noise and listen to music it helps me focus make pictures in my head about the game

Nice one, Alyssa. You’re a great hockey fan.

When getting dressed I always have to do the left side first. I drink 3 bottles of water. Tape my stick. Sit furthest from the door. Listen to the same song before I get to the rink. Finally go first on the ice after the goalies to get the boys going.

I do dance and I always have to in see my points then see them back together (the laces) then for hockey I have to do a little routine with my stick before and after every time I go on the ice lol

Before my baseball games I have to listen to some of Michael Jackson’s music

Sounds like he really took it to heart when Mickey told Rocky, "Women weaken knees."

This ones weird that my mom does: she brings cow tails (the candy) to important games such as, Stanley Cup, Super Bowl, or even just me, my brother and my sisters hockey games😂

Before I watch any steeler's game, I listen to renegade and cheer with my lucky towel in my right hand and my first in my left at my steeler's shrine, which any piece of steeler's merchandise or things of the sort I get are added to. Also in the winter I drink a glass of eggnog before every game and I wear as many things from the stadium itself that I can (like a hoodie, hat, etc.) I also have to watch the full game, no matter how bad it may be. Last year i kept up with it until week 11, where i didn't watch us beat the cowboys and never caught up, and we did awful since

I got a list my position is goalie 1 I always take my stick the same way 2 my stick needs to be a certain curve, flex, grip and height 3 I drink a full bottle of water before every game 4 i listen to linking park, green day and the score an 1 hour before puck drop 5 i only stretch my legs 6 the first thing I do on ice during warm up is butterfly slides

Big Pens fan here but my favorite player as a defenseman was Nick Lidstrom. He quoted as saying I don't see them as superstitions I see only my routines and if they aren't readily available I adapt my routine to keep good habits...Game days early morning stretch with a bowl of mini wheats with bananas and strawberry yogurt light milk and eggs...early spaghetti lunch if evening game if early games spaghetti breakfasts with a banana...coffee is a must hot brewed cream and sugar in my labrador retriever mug and pad dressing wise I absolutely have to dress myself from right to left...as in Marine Corps Infantry Observation class you train to mind to scan the horizon right to left as we read books left to right we tend to miss finite details this practice allows me to wake my mind up to be attentive as a defenseman. And not passive

I play goalie and really my only superstition is to not eat a big meal before games. One time I had a pancake and bacon breakfast before at 1 pm game and it was one of my worst games. I didn’t feel sick or anything, I just played horrible. Ever since I avoid eating big before games and I have not had a game that bad since.

Ive put my pads on the same way since my team won the midget championship back in 2010. Even in beer league i put jock, socks, pants, skates, shins, shoulders, elbows, helmet, gloves.

I play goalie (water polo) and for some reason, right before the game starts, I always touch the top goalpost in the same order: jump to touch the top middle, lunge for the top left corner, lunge for the top right. tap each side, and turn around and face the back of the net to clear my head.

Had a lucky sock that I would only wear during important games as a kid. Also, I would tap my posts either 5 or 9 times before skating into the corner, and my 5th stride would always be the one turning in the right corner while the 9th stride always led me back into the crease.

one of my superstitions have to be that I always have to be the first guy on the team to get into the locker room to get mentally prepared for the game and do my warm up routine which is always skating around, stopping and snowing the bench and then stretch out then shoot the pucks and get ready for the game

I always jump into the glass before my games, that’s the big one. Another is I have to touch both sides of a door whether it’s the locker room or the actually rink door when I leave and enter the ice and locker room.

I have to do the same routine of getting my gear on(practices and games) and being last of 2nd to last on the ice(for games only)

Before I go play basketball in my neighbor hood I have to bring my own ball and dribble it till I get there

No one touches my gear 24 hours before the game

i always have to have my instrument case placed and closed a certain way in marching and concert band. because if i do neither of those things. i also have to play the lowest part on every song because if i dont then i will tense up and not perform well in public. hopefully mine is as entertaining as most because i know a few people have that type of superstition.

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So I when I play goalie, I listen to the same playlist before every game, I put my pads on the same way every time, when I go out for warmups, I go off to the side and stretch a specific way before I take shots. Right before the game starts, I’ll close my eyes and get focused. Then I hit my pads a certain way then I’m ready. It’s a lot😂

I always put on my left side gear on first before a practice or a game. I’ve only not done it once and I had a terrible practice

I've only got 2 superstitions, 1. I must be the third person in the locker room, and the third to last out at the end of a game. 2. I must be in the stall closest to the door

I wont skate in other people's skate everytime i do i get stitches from broken glass the next day so my skates are always bought new

They just mad because he the boss! Love Crosby

I have to re tie my skate on the bench all before the whistle blows and I'm always the last out of the change room to make sure its clean

"researches say athletes associate these rituals with good or sometimes bad outcomes." REALLLY????? no way i thought they did these rituals because it gave them a warm fuzzy feeling !!!!!?!?!

I put one Blue skittle in my water bottle before every practice and game

Before each game I gotta drink on bottle of water and stand behind the net I'll be in first and just think about the game to clear my head and I have to be the last off the ice

i always tape my sticks the exact same way and in warmups ill take 3 hard laps then stand at my bench with a puck and stickhandle

As road hockey goalie I always tap the post twice then move side to side, outside of that its just knocking on wood

Tapping the wall before I enter the ice practice or games I still do it or I put my pads on the same way

I was at my practice wearing a Sidney Crosby jersey and this guy said I am Sid the kid.

I always wear this one shirt that says (college) ice hockey.

I have to go last in the hand shake line in hockey

When I play golf I do a breathing routine before my backswing

When I play I always go left to right left skate first or left glove first

Whether rugby hockey mma or tennis doesn't matter when I'm gearing up for my athletics the only routine I have is I dress my gear right side then left side for each piece (right shin left shin right elbow left elbow) this gets me into the habit of observing the area around me right to left because we read from left to right and tend to miss key detail and by observing and scanning right to left my mind jars itself to be more situationally aware.

before every soccer game I have to do 20 push-ups and then control the ball for 2 mins and only Ido it

If i ever play hockey, im probably gonna be a defensemen, cuz i hit strong and i dont go down easliy 😂😂😂

I play dek hockey, and i am superstitious as well. Always wear same underwear and same socks as well as same shoes. I have shorts that have a jock strap so i wear the same one. Always eat a bowl of berries before i leave. Drive same way to rink. Wear the same hat in warmups, take same Gatorade flavor, same cooler, same ice packs, then put my socks on, left before right, then shoes, left before right. then when i get to the rink and we get on for the game i have these rubber things i use on my shoes to prevent slipping in the rain but i started using them every game after i had a good game wearing them. Left before right, then shin guards left before right, then gloves left before right. Then after warmups im the last one to take a shot. Then after warmups i put my helmet on.

How many superstitions do I have? Well I'm a goalie so

His cup is a horror show.

I always tape my stick 72 minutes before the game (which is my jersey number) and in baseball, I always touch the dirt before going to bat. I've had a lotof success when doing so.

I don't step on cracks because then my mom will smoke crack

Not showering for a week to be a more effective goalie screen

I always tie my left skate/cleat and if I don’t then I do bad

After we yell 1 2 3 team! I always say to myself “are the best” ex; 1 2 3 dragons! Are the best

best one ever was Nathan Horton pouring Boston water on ice before 2011 cup final gm 7 in Vancouver 🏒🐻🏒

i have to leave the locker room last

I stretch in the same spot on the ice. I always put my left elbow bad and fully unstrap it and get it perfect. My right Elbow pad I slip on without unstraping it. Left is always first

I have way to many pre game and mid game superstitions😂

Crosby’OCD in his game has brought the Penguins multiple Stanley Cups. Leave the guy to quirks. Maybe he needs to teach a class to other teams.

When I Referee Rugby League, I have a few Superstitions... I have to pack my footy bag the night before. I have to have my little White pocket Bible in my footy bag. I have to have 2 bottles of either Gatorade or Powerade with one has to be the Blue one and 2 bottles of Water and put in my Doctor Who cooler bag. I have to arrive at the grounds an hour before the time of kick off. I have to listen to my set Country music playlist on my Phone and walk around the grounds before getting ready. When I start to get ready I have to put my left sock on first and then my left boot and tie it double knot and then right sock, right boot and tie in double knot.I have to be in the center when I walk out of the dressing room with my Touch Judges or when walking out in a straight line I have to be at the back and just before we run out onto the Field I have to give them a handshake. When I do the toss, the Home team flips the coin and the Away team calls heads or tails. Just before kick off, I have to say; "everyone on this side stay behind, same goes for this side." and to finish it off I have to say; "Good luck Gentleman." and then I blow my Whistle to start the game.

If i score or get a point i keep using the same stick and once I don't get a point in a game w it I start using my backup and when I don't get a point w that one in a game i retape the shaft and blade on both sticks. I also sit in the same spot in the back of the locker room every game

Once our team goes on the ice I am last on and of the ice and basically retape my stick after games

It become a routine ,is something that make you more confident .Like one of my friend a ,He eat a snack bar before every game .So the coach ended buying like 10 box to him lmao .

Superstitions make super champions.

Thanks for being the best yt

When ever I get in the locker after warming up I don’t talk to my teammates I will get my pads on and stretch and throw ball then will get back in the locker room put my face in my chest protector and focus on the game before this one and tell my self what I did good on and what I did bad at and tell myself how I can improve it until the coach comes in

The sound seems like it's right side dominant

My thing is that I’m last on the ice and hand shake all teammates and I lead the team cheer

My superstition is doing the same ball routines. Being first on the ice and, not high diving the refs after a win