With superhuman levels of talent, athleticism, and competitive drive, professional athletes are

pretty far from being regular folks.

These superstars will do whatever it takes to win.

And it turns out, this often includes some pretty strange stuff.

From pros with unconventional diet choices to baseball players who take their love of the game a bit too far,

let's explore the most peculiar athletes in the world and all the weirdest things they like to do.

Jason Giannis be amazed Jason Giambi is an ex-all-star baseball player who attributed much of his success to one strange piece of clothing.

If Giambi was in a batting slump and the team were down, he'd head to the changing rooms and put on a golden thong that he claimed would improve his batting game.

Of course, he wore clothes over the top on the field, but his team knew what was lurking underneath.

In fact, Giambi was generous with the banana hammock, letting his teammates use it on several occasions.

Baseball legend Derek Jeter admitted to wearing the thong once,

claiming that it was his last resort in a game where he was batting 0 for 32. Once Jeter put the thong on, he immediately hit a home run, cementing the Wonderpants's reputation as a miracle

cure for a bad game. When Giambi left the Yankees in 2008, he gave the team a spare golden thong as a parting gift,

and they reportedly continued to use the mystical golden garment long after he left.

While we can't know for sure whether the golden thong really works,

luckily the MLB's strict rules on performance-enhancing drugs and equipment

doesn't

extend to magical underpants.

So the Yankees can continue to try the lucky lingerie on for size whenever they need a boost.

For visitors who attend the world-famous Wimbledon tennis tournament, the fun of the tennis

is always enhanced by the strawberries and cream traditionally sold on the premises. But Novak

Yolkovic knows that you can't have your dessert until you've finished your greens. Yokevick

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