(Photo courtesy of sr4ever on LJ)
Leave it to the fine ladies of ram0s_fans Livejournal! They have cracked the code of the Sergio’s new tattoo. Actually, it’s two tattoos. It starts on the one side and continues on the other as you can see in the following picture.
(Photo courtesy of SergioADay)
LJ user sashaj22 clued us in to the fact that the words come from this poem:
Invictus
William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
Thanks for this amazing catch, ladies! It’s great to finally know and it’s a lovely choice for a tat, IMHO.
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And a wonderful excuse to post that gorgeous picture again.
It was important to repost in close up for scientific comparison reasons. Yes, that’s why I did it! 😉
Nelson Mandela’s favourite poem!
Sergio as poetical? Nice touch!
He’s just lovely on about 8 million levels, isn’t he?
I like the poem a lot. It’s so strong and positive and proud… very befitting of Sergio!
And I like how he changed the quote slightly – it fits better length-wise and religion-wise 🙂
It is a lovely poem. I find it interesting that he has multiple tattoos in English, but doesn’t really speak it.
I always find it cute when people say “thanks God” instead of “thank God” 😀
and WOOF! is all I have to say about that pic, Im not even going to comment on how it looks like there are scratches across his chest or the fact that he looks like he’s being restrained by his jersey…lalala my mind is a dirty place.
Your filthy mind is my happy place. 🙂 That’s how blogs come into being!
Oh Sergio, why so perfect?
Why is it that you live a billion miles away?
Why are you such a chick magnet?
Why do you look good in anything you wear including puffy red jackets?
Why is your broken English so endearing?
Why is your name to exotically amazing I sometimes just say it over and over again in my head?
WHY?!
And, that my friends, is the sappy poem I’M going to get tattooed on my sides..
That’s gonna look bitchin’ in calligraphy! 😉
Right???!! Hahaha. Looking forward to his approval when I let him know about it, and the weird look he’ll give me when I translate it. I might start writing these about all the players.. then selling them.. wow, the money I’ll get! Pahahah 😛
UPDATE!!!
Dudes, I found this photo of Sergio, and it looks like he took it RIGHT after he got the tattoo done!!! Clues:
1) the tattooed area looks VERY red
2) The guy he’s with (does anyone recognise him) could be the tattoo guy because he’s all tattooed up!
3) The place looks like it could be a tattoo parlour
4) Sergio is shirtless!!!
I must also mention that I l.o.v.e.d this photo.
thoughts?
http://sophrosune.tumblr.com/post/4919209962/sexy-sergio-ramos
!!!!!!!!OH!!!!!!! !!!!MY!!! !!!!GOD!!!!
What can I say about this pic besides WOOF! haha Thanks for finding this, it totally made my morning! I sleep with my phone under my pillow (separation anxiety) so I got to wake up to this loveliness 😉 His sleepy puffy eyed face is killing me right now lol
and…..isnt that Lara Alvarez in the mirror reflection
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Hahahahaha I can always count on you Maisoun to have the EXACT same reaction as me. I KNOW!!!!!!!!!! I died when I saw this. Literally. And then came back to life just to look at it again. Oh come on! It could be ANYONE! It doesn’t HAVE to be Lara! Oh well, even if, that ended! Haha (to our utter ecstasy and glee of course). His side looks so sore though 😦
ps: I sleep with my phone next to my head too. STOP BEING ME!!! ❤
…it does look like her hair…lol but I dont even care Im loving the pic so much! 😛 His side does look sore & he did BOTH sides remember? Pobrecito, I makey feel better hahaha
HOLY CRAP! I’m making a special post for this because it’s too fantastic!
I just noticed I said “WOOF” twice in one post…oh jeez..
haha that’s because that’s all there is to say 😉