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read the text. tick the correct box.
the text is about
a the fact that many sports stars have lots
of good luck
b the beliefs that sports stars have about
what will give them good or bad luck
the fact that successful sports people are
more superstitious than other people
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sports stars and their
superstitions
if you think about famous sports stars
you'll see that they sometimes wear special
clothes for important matches. for example
the american golfer tiger woods always
wears red and black clothes for the last
game of a tournament why do people
do this? they're superstitious, of course
some players have the fear that if they don't
wear their lucky clothes, they won't be so
successful
many footballers are famous for their
superstitions spanish star femando torres
believes the number three will bring him
good fortune. before a match he w ys
puts out three football shirts and the
of shorts, socks and boots he doesn't
all three while he is playing how
superstitions are important
Eugene was born November 3, 1982 in the city of Sunny, the Khabarovsk Territory. At the age of four in the biography Evgeni Plushenko took the move to Volgograd. It was there that Eugene started skating. To be able to train on, he moved to St. Petersburg. There continued to hone skills of figure skating at the sports school. After graduating from secondary school he entered the University of Physical Education Lesgaft, from which he graduated in 2005. Then, in the biography Plushenko was followed by studies at the University of Engineering and Economics in St. Petersburg.
The first big sports victory Plushenko took place in season 1996-1997. Then he became the first in the world championship among juniors. The following season ranked third in the world championship and the championship of Russia, the second - at the European championship. For the first time in his biography Evgeni Plushenko became the world champion in 2001. Then twice repeated the result (in 2003, 2004). Five times skater won the European Championship. It has a multitude of awards, titles, awards. During his career, he won 52 gold medals.
Evgeni Plushenko performed together with Dima Bilan on Eurovision Song Contest in 2008. Plushenko also leads an active social life - is part of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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