{"id":9962,"date":"2017-01-27T18:44:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T23:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=9962"},"modified":"2021-03-16T15:14:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T19:14:05","slug":"intimate-works-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/intimate-works-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Intimate Works Of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tattoos are used as a form of self-expression and that is no different in the world of sports. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reporter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> interviewed players from the men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams as well as the baseball team to find out what their body art meant to them. Most of the athletes had a common ground: family. But we also found unique tattoos that ranged from roses to biblical verses to koi fish. The players took some time away from the athletic field and their studies to share their poignant stories with us. Here are some of our favorites. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Jaynell Perera<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9968\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9968 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Sapp.jpg\" alt=\"Sapp's tattoo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Sapp.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Sapp-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Sapp-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nia Sapp<br \/>Women\u2019s Basketball<br \/>Small Forward\/Shooting Guard<br \/>\u201cI chose this scripture because I\u2019ve been playing basketball all my life and basketball has gave me the strength to push through playing this sport, well, God has gave me the strength to play through this sport through all the injuries, mishaps I\u2019ve had in my life.\u201d <br \/>OMAR NEGRIN THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9970\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9970 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cicotti.jpg\" alt=\"Cicotti's tattoo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cicotti.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cicotti-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cicotti-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Italo Cicotti<br \/>Men\u2019s Basketball<br \/>Guard<br \/>\u201cThe clock, I put when my parents got married, so this is the date, basically. D and S is Deise and Sergio, my parents\u2019 name.\u201d<br \/>JAYNELL PERERA THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9972\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9972 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Gay.jpg\" alt=\"Gay's tattoo.\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Gay.jpg 667w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Gay-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevona Gay<br \/>Women\u2019s Basketball<br \/>Guard\/Forward<br \/>\u201cIt\u2019s [for] my grandma. She passed away last year in January. The flowers, she\u2019s beautiful, so a rose. She liked roses.\u201d <br \/>OMAR NEGRIN THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9966\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9966\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Simmons-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chest tattoo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Simmons-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Simmons-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Simmons-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keaton Simmons<br \/>Men\u2019s Basketball<br \/>Point Guard<br \/>\u201cIt just means that no matter what, you can\u2019t really turn on your family. It\u2019s just like a blood thing.\u201d<br \/>JAYNELL PERERA THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9984\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9984\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Young.jpg\" alt=\"Young's tattoo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Young.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Young-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Young-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antenique Young<br \/>Women\u2019s Basketball<br \/>Shooting Guard<br \/>\u201cIt means live, laugh and love. I really like it because it describes my personality. I like to live, like, take every day at a time and live it like my last. I laugh a lot and I love a lot too.\u201d<br \/>OMAR NEGRIN THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9985\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9985\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chandler.jpg\" alt=\"Chandler's tattoo.\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chandler.jpg 667w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chandler-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shawn Chandler<br \/>Men\u2019s Basketball<br \/>Point Guard\/Shooting Guard<br \/>\u201cIt was just hard times going through the hood, so that\u2019s why I got the doves and the roses because it just symbolizes peace, and I just want to be at peace.\u201d<br \/>JAYNELL PERERA THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9986\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9986\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Martin.jpg\" alt=\"Martin's tattoo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Martin.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Martin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Martin-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bruce Martin<br \/>Baseball<br \/>Infielder<br \/>\u201cMy grandfather meant a lot to me. He passed in 2006 of cancer. I really wanted to get this tattoo for him. It\u2019s a bible verse that says, \u2018When I walk through the valley of the shadow [of] death, I will fear no evil.\u2019 I say that everyday of my life. He\u2019s the one who introduced it to me. To put it in baseball terms, when I\u2019m on deck, I walk up to the plate, I\u2019m saying it in my head the whole time. All the way through, till I get to the box. Some people get scared at the plate, some people don\u2019t. Just in case you get nervous in big situations think about that. Fear no evil and you\u2019re good to go man.\u201d<br \/>OMAR NEGRIN THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9987\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9987\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9987\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Eichacker.jpg\" alt=\"Eichacker's tattoo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Eichacker.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Eichacker-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Eichacker-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacob Eichacker<br \/>Baseball<br \/>Right-Handed Pitcher<br \/>\u201cThe koi fish, the significance is the tradition that it has. The Chinese or the Japanese legend that a koi fish swims against stream, so in the prophecy or the legend that it is, koi fish swims upstream against the water and it gets through the yellow gates, and when it gets through the yellow gates it turns into a dragon. So that symbolizes just pushing through your things and pushing through everything in life.\u201c<br \/>OMAR NEGRIN THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9988\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9988\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Pauwels.jpg\" alt=\"Pauwels' tattoo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Pauwels.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Pauwels-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Pauwels-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Pauwels<br \/>Men\u2019s Basketball<br \/>Power Forward<br \/>\u201cIt just reminds me that family is always over everything. Friends come and go, but blood is forever you know, so that\u2019s why I always see it and I always think about my family.\u201d<br \/>JAYNELL PERERA THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9989\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9989 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Lindley.jpg\" alt=\"Lindley's tattoo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Lindley.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Lindley-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Lindley-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Takira Lindley<br \/>Women\u2019s Basketball<br \/>Power Forward<br \/>\u201cI chose it because we are only separate until I see him again. Once I pass, I know I\u2019m going to see him, so we\u2019ll meet again. Basically, it just reminds me of my dad, like knowing that I got him still.\u201d <br \/>OMAR NEGRIN THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tattoos are used as a form of self-expression and that is no different in the world of sports. The Reporter interviewed players from the men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams as well as the baseball team to find out what their body art meant to them. Most of the athletes had a common ground: family. 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