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In sports, we have the term "Commentator's curse",

(humorous) The supposed propensity of a player to blunder after having his/her talents pointed out by the commentator.

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Is there a phrase that emphasizes that the sportsperson performed brilliantly soon after the commentator's talk highly about their achievements?

For instance,

a Cricket player hitting a six immediately after the commentator says that he has the highest number of sixes for his team.

Or

a Football (Soccer) player scoring from way outside the D-box just when the commentator says that the player had scored from a similar distance in the previous game.

It might be termed as "pure co-incidence" but I'm just looking for something humorous/ emphatic as "commentator's curse" itself.

In sports, we have the term "Commentator's curse"

(humorous) The supposed propensity of a player to blunder after having his/her talents pointed out by the commentator.

[Wiktionary]

Is there a phrase that emphasizes that the sportsperson performed brilliantly soon after the commentator's talk highly about their achievements?

For instance,

a Cricket player hitting a six immediately after the commentator says that he has the highest number of sixes for his team.

Or

a Football (Soccer) player scoring from way outside the D-box just when the commentator says that the player had scored from a similar distance in the previous game.

It might be termed as "pure co-incidence" but I'm just looking for something humorous/ emphatic as "commentator's curse" itself.

In sports, we have the term "Commentator's curse",

(humorous) The supposed propensity of a player to blunder after having his/her talents pointed out by the commentator.

[Wiktionary]

Is there a phrase that emphasizes that the sportsperson performed brilliantly soon after the commentator's talk highly about their achievements?

For instance,

a Cricket player hitting a six immediately after the commentator says that he has the highest number of sixes for his team.

Or

a Football (Soccer) player scoring from way outside the D-box just when the commentator says that the player had scored from a similar distance in the previous game.

It might be termed as "pure co-incidence" but I'm just looking for something humorous/ emphatic as "commentator's curse" itself.

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BiscuitBoy
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Is there an idiom/phrase similar to "commentator's curse", but with positive connotations?

In sports, we have the term "Commentator's curse"

(humorous) The supposed propensity of a player to blunder after having his/her talents pointed out by the commentator.

[Wiktionary]

Is there a phrase that emphasizes that the sportsperson performed brilliantly soon after the commentator's talk highly about their achievements?

For instance,

a Cricket player hitting a six immediately after the commentator says that he has the highest number of sixes for his team.

Or

a Football (Soccer) player scoring from way outside the D-box just when the commentator says that the player had scored from a similar distance in the previous game.

It might be termed as "pure co-incidence" but I'm just looking for something humorous/ emphatic as "commentator's curse" itself.