What is clear is that tattooing has emerged from the fringes of society and its unsavoury reputation of the recent past. Today, stars in all types of sports are quite likely to be inked.

NBA
Tattoos have become ubiquitous in the National Basketball League, where for the first time in the 2000/2001 Season, more players in the NBA have tattoos, than don't. Some of the most notable are, Shaq, Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan and of course Dennis Rodman.

NFL
When NFL Football players, like Rickey Watters, Shawne Merriman & Joe Jurevicius line up, a good majority of the exposed arms have at least one tattoo.

BASEBALL
Major League Baseball has it's share of tattoos with Jason Giambi and Mike Piazza being just two of countless players sporting ink.

TENNIS
Tennis players include the likes of Mark Philippoussis, Mary Pierce, Goran  Ivanisevic and of course the lovely Anna Kournikova.

SOCCER
David Beckham is merely the best known of a bevy of soccer stars in Europe who sport tattoos. Christian Viere, Guti & Eric Cantona are a few others.

AUTO RACING
Race car drivers, male and female alike also have tattoos. The beautiful Danica Patrick and F1's Michael Schumacher are just a couple examples.

OLYMPIC ATHLETES
Olympians of all types and nationalities have gone under the needle to commemorate their achievements both on and off the field. A few of them are American volleyball player Misty May, British swimmer Mark Foster, US track star Marion Jones, Canadian runner Emilie Mondor and Australian pole vaulting champion Tatiana Grigorieva.

GOLF
Golfers Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods and Seve Ballesteros are tattooed members of the golf world.
 

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