Fun story! I can understand why you would like it. I know that people in sports, any sport, tend to be superstitious. I was when I was a cheerleader, and when I played softball and basketball.
I started out hating green. I was born on St. Patrick's Day, so everything was always green on my birthday when my favorite color was purple.
When I was 12, I asked my mom to make sure there was no green, and she did. I missed the color. It wasn't long after that when I realized there was always green around when I was most at peace. And with everything I was going through in my life I needed peace

So now I love both green and purple. They are calm, vibrant, peaceful, eye catching colors (among other things they represent). I wear those 2 colors the most.
Now you know why I like it too ha ha!