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People Report Chiefs star Travis Kelce just watched Taylor Swift perform the 13th show of her The Eras Tour, and everyone knows the significance of that number.
Swift is a huge fan of the number 13, so much so that she paints it on the palm of her hand for good luck before every show. Why are these numbers so important to her?
Swift was born on December 13, 1989. explanation In an interview with MTV News, she said: “I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. The intro to my first number one song was 13 seconds long. Every time I’ve won an award I’ve been sitting in the 13th seat or the 13th row or the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter. Basically, any time 13 comes up in my life, it’s a good thing.”
Swift isn’t the only one to turn to superstitions for a confidence boost. Recipe for good luckAuthor Ellen Weinstein has explored the superstitions and rituals of some of the most famous and successful people in modern history, and while some may seem strange or silly to others, Weinstein writes that their beliefs, rituals, and habits “help them face the world with ambition and confidence, and inspire them to continue to create their own good fortune.”
Here are other superstars who use pre-performance rituals to get ready.
- During his playing days, NBA superstar Michael Jordan wore UNC shorts under his Chicago Bulls uniforms — the same shorts he wore in 1982 when he hit the game-winning jump shot to lead his college team, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, to their first NCAA championship since 1957.
- Tennis great Serena Williams has some unique pre-match and on-court rituals: She ties her shoelaces in the exact same way before a match, bounces the ball five times before every first serve and twice before every second serve.
- Before beginning the opening monologue of her previous talk shows, Ellen DeGeneres would always toss a mint in the air and catch it in her mouth.
- Rihanna She said she believes the color yellow is unlucky and won’t bring anything yellow into her dressing room before a show.
- David Beckham, soccer legend He hates odd numbers. His wife Victoria Chicago Sun-Times Their home had several refrigerators, each of which stored different types of food: “In the drinks fridge, everything is symmetrical,” she explained. “If there are three cans, you throw one away because it has to be an even number.”