Inked
Fisher athletes show their true colors through tattoos
By Derek Melnyk
Last Updated:5:06 PM EST 4/16/10 Section: Sports
People get tattoos for many different reasons. Dedication, remembrance, self-expression or just plain fun are all valid reasons to cover yourself in body ink.
No matter the reason, tattoos are very important to their owners. They will live with their ink for the rest of their lives.
Here at Fisher, tattoos are abundant on the arms, legs, feet and torsos of many student-athletes. Each athlete has a unique story to tell about their tattoos and their meaning.
Senior lacrosse player Trish Scudder got her first tattoo when she was 18 years old. She and her sister, Tiffany, marked their right hips with a cursive letter T.
"The T means the most to me because my sister and I got it together. It shows how close we are," Scudder said.
Scudder has another tattoo, also on her right hip, that says, "Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself," a quotation Scudder lives by.
"To me, it means that anything you can think of is possible," Scudder said. "You can be who you want to be."
She is fond of her tattoos for unique reasons.
"It's a way of decorating my body and expressing myself. I love that I have unique tattoos that no one else has," she said.
Rugby player Lindsay Clifford also has unique tattoos, but there is a different motive behind them.
Clifford has a tattoo on her left wrist of Ani DiFranco lyrics, "Fight with love, laugh with rage."
She also has an airplane on her ribs, with the words "Take me where I've never been." Clifford shows her love of travel with this piece.
"I've been to Africa, Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, England and Ireland. It represents who I am," she said.
Football safety Tyler Schier has a different story to tell.
He has spent more than $2,000 on his seven tattoos, a decision he does not regret one bit.
"It's absolutely worth it because I love my tattoos," he said.
Schier got his first tattoo when he was 16. It was a dedication piece to his grandfathers, both of whom are deceased. It's a cross with their initials on the sides.
No matter the reason, tattoos are very important to their owners. They will live with their ink for the rest of their lives.
Here at Fisher, tattoos are abundant on the arms, legs, feet and torsos of many student-athletes. Each athlete has a unique story to tell about their tattoos and their meaning.
Senior lacrosse player Trish Scudder got her first tattoo when she was 18 years old. She and her sister, Tiffany, marked their right hips with a cursive letter T.
"The T means the most to me because my sister and I got it together. It shows how close we are," Scudder said.
Scudder has another tattoo, also on her right hip, that says, "Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself," a quotation Scudder lives by.
"To me, it means that anything you can think of is possible," Scudder said. "You can be who you want to be."
She is fond of her tattoos for unique reasons.
"It's a way of decorating my body and expressing myself. I love that I have unique tattoos that no one else has," she said.
Rugby player Lindsay Clifford also has unique tattoos, but there is a different motive behind them.
Clifford has a tattoo on her left wrist of Ani DiFranco lyrics, "Fight with love, laugh with rage."
She also has an airplane on her ribs, with the words "Take me where I've never been." Clifford shows her love of travel with this piece.
"I've been to Africa, Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, England and Ireland. It represents who I am," she said.
Football safety Tyler Schier has a different story to tell.
He has spent more than $2,000 on his seven tattoos, a decision he does not regret one bit.
"It's absolutely worth it because I love my tattoos," he said.
Schier got his first tattoo when he was 16. It was a dedication piece to his grandfathers, both of whom are deceased. It's a cross with their initials on the sides.
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