I used to think that in basketball, with baskets at both ends of the court, a player could shoot a basket into either goal, and it would count for his team, that neither basket applied specifically to one team. In fact, when I saw some gyms with up to six baskets around the court, I thought a player could score a goal for his team by throwing the ball into any one of the six baskets.
A childhood belief about sport

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a hat trick in football was achieved when a player scored a goal with their head!— Andy
- i used to think that ozzy osbourne was a hockey player, and i thought michael jackson was a basketball player.— anastacia beeverhousen
- I was told as a kid that when it thundered, God was playing basket ball. LOL! — Tony
- my friend used to think a SWAT team was pest control.— wacko zacho
- I used to believe that everytime i saw a helicopter the A-team were in it on their way to fight the baddies!— Natalie
- My mom used to believe that the San Francisco Giants baseball team were actual giants.Anon