DAEGU, South Korea -- Ask just about every top athlete and they will tell you that they have some type of omen, gimmick or ritual that they feel helps them when they are competing. Everybody tries to do or be different from the crowd.

When he burst onto the high jump scene after a tremendous transformation from the basketball court in 2006, it was a mo-hawk hairstyle for Donald 'Juice or Sky Walker' Thomas, which ever one you prefer to call him.

As he makes his appearance at the 13th IAAF World Championships where he's trying to regain his men's high jump title that he won in 2007 in Osaka, Japan, Thomas is  ...

By BRENT STUBBS
Senior Sports Reporter
bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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