on the radio I hear an interesting conversation with respect to that fateful coincidence that so many believe and that has brought us, in January, the first Tuesday and thirteen of the year. I emphasize that this is the first because in October-superstitious-alert will be repeated again this phenomenon. As explained by a psychologist in the program, phobia or irrational fear of number 13 and the link leads to dire consequences that this figure has come to be described in clinical psychology books as a rare disease called "triskaidekafobia" .
Apparently this superstition, strongly rooted in Western countries, owes its origin to religious reasons and has acquired a sediment as deep in these cultures we no longer surprised to see that some hotels have chosen to remove "that plant" the building or to hear that some people prefer not to travel or make important steps on that day.
However, in basketball, a sport that, like almost all disciplines or gambling, is invaded by superstition, the apprehension of the number 13 does not seem have consolidated power and many players who choose to wear that number on his race without giving the bad luck that so many others to assume. A Wilt Chamberlain, of course, does not seem to care take that back, the same dress for the whole of his long career, when he scored 100 points against the Knicks in 1962.
Or perhaps the reason that basketball has given the slip to this belief is because James Naismith, the famous inventor of the sport, decided to address this issue from the beginning by fixing in 13 fundamental rules to play this sport. Presumably, the Canadian, does other work, did not appreciate at all this premise when designing standards, does it?. The truth is that, given the healthy state of a basket of sport, Professor Naismith cut off the roots of the association of this figure and the basketball to bad luck. Psychology attributed
using superstition to a need for individuals to have things under control, to provide causality to chance, to believe that following a particular ritual, we will avoid that fate plays a trick on us. In short, the ability to alter the outcome of things by reaching acts of any kind. Put before left sock before the right to go out and play hard little work and can serve as reinforcement, but refuse to give shooting hand to your colleagues, or simply keep you touch it (the hand, that is), hours before the game begins to scratch the obsessive.
As a player I never had a superstition that still accompany me throughout my career, but during long periods of time itself that I stuck to certain habits that could well be described as superstitious (shower before you play) or rituals that clearly illustrate crystal clear the concept on which I write (scribble something concrete on the bandage from one of my ankles before practices and games).
is hard not to fall into routines that give us a sense of security and confidence is something that happens all aspects of our lives, hence the that "man is a creature of habit" . However, psychiatry believes that superstitious behavior may become exaggerated in a disease or disorder that seriously affect the quality of life of the sufferer, as is the case of patients afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) , a disease about which he wrote Lucio Angulo, humorous and brilliant way, a few months ago in his blog.
* Many years ago, Mark Twain ironically referred to the relationship between superstitious up early and be rewarded by God's help with following words: "Do not be fooled by this nonsense said. I knew a guy who did it. He rose at dawn and a horse took a bite. "
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