(*NOTE - Since this post was made, David visited Croatia for the very first time touching down in Split on the Adriatic coast. You can read about that HERE.)
Well, I was just surfing around for some sites related to Croatian tattoos. The popularity of tattoo shops all over Croatia, and even the history (and little known fact) of Croatian women tattooing themselves, which goes back to even well before medievel times. (Yep, it's true, more on that down the road).....
Celebrating his Super Bowl win with fans and the Croatian flag.
A closer look at his Croatian Coat of Arms tattoo.
This guys pride in his heritage is definitely post worthy here I think . I Iike how he's been quoted as saying of all the tattoos he has, the historic Croatian "Grb" or Šahovnica" is his favorite. (I also find it humorous how he's been stated as saying he prefers to swear at the referees in Croatian during games, so that they won't understand what he's saying) The "Grb' on his arm is just the tip of the iceberg it seems in his awareness of his hertitage, and he has no problem showing it. Why should he. (Although, I know for a fact, especially since I have a few #66 Croatian soccer jerseys, in this city a lot of Serbs would be starting shitfuckery. "Oh look! He's a six!, Look at him! Don't look at him! He's crazy!, Don't talk to him! Who does he think he is? We're the (enter area code here) - Srbs! Anway, If you are more interested in the football aspect of David, feel free to visit his site at www.davediehl66.com or you can click onto the links I left to read more:
Sources: www.croatiansoccerreport.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Diehl
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Croatian_Americans
www.24sata.hr
www.giants.com
www.nacional.hr
arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr
dnevnik.hr
www.jutarnji.hr
metro-portal.hr
www.lovrec.hr
www.croatianhistory.net
www.nfl.com
My tattoo of the historic "Grb" on my leg. This is the version that is currently found on the official Croatian flag.
My stomach in gothic lettering.
The all-important almost mandatory skull, for those who are into tattoo culture. Everyone should have a skull.
My very first made in Croatia tattoo. I got this one in the city of Rijeka. It's in the ancient and historic, as well as popular in Croatian tattoo circles, Croatian Glagolitic alphabet. It spells "Riječanin" which means someone who is from the city of Rijeka. I got it in homage to an aunt that I had in Rijeka, where I spent 2 summers as a kid.
One of my more recent additions, since we're talkin tats. (I strictly got this one because I really liked her hair and posture, as well as her uncanny resemblance to Croatian model, singer, writer and socialite Nives Celzijus.)
