From “W” to “1985,” Megan Rapinoe’s Bunch of Impactful Tattoos Provide a Deeper Meaning

USWNT soccer legend, Megan Rapinoe, is one of the best forwards women’s soccer has ever witnessed. Her lightning speed and skills make her a nightmare for any opposition. Megan has played a vital role for the team in big tournaments like the world cup and the Olympics. However, other than scoring and assisting goals, the American forward has some other interests as well.

One of her many other interests includes getting inked. Rapinoe has several tattoos on her body with their own meanings. Some of them represent her personality, whereas some represent her loved ones. The veteran player got inked with a bunch of these tattoos over several years.

Megan Rapinoe and her slaying impactful tattoos

Megan Rapinoe has had several tattoos inked on her body at different times in her life. Her tattoos are mostly scattered all over her hands, and one on her chest. Moreover, each tattoo has a special meaning and impact on her life. All her tattoos are simple and unicolor (Black) and range from designs to meaningful phrases. She talked about them in an interview with Harpers Bazaar in 2021.

To start with, she has four tattoos on her right hand. It includes one on her upper forearm that says ‘W’. The next one is the one just above the elbow, which has three interconnected triangles. The third one is on her biceps, which is the outline of California. And the last one is an Arabic word inked on her wrist.

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Similarly, she has got four tattoos on her left hand. Firstly, she has a tattoo on her inner bicep, that says “Nature Ran Her Course”. Moreover, she has another one on the outside of her wrist that says, “Mammers.” Next, she has a tattoo on her forearm, which is not confirmed about what that is. She also has a thunderbolt tattoo inked on her upper forearm. Lastly, the last tattoo on her arms is an ‘M8’ inked on her forearm.
Furthermore, the only other tattoo than her hands is inked on her chest that says “1985”.

What is the meaning of Megan’s tattoos?

Megan had inked the tattoos with different meanings and importance in her life. The “W” denotes the line of warrior women that runs in her family. The other tattoo, “Mammers,” is the half of Mammer-Jammers, which Rapinoe uses to call her mother at home. And the other specialty of this tattoo is that she got it inked in her fiancee, Sue’s handwriting.

Moreover, the Arabic tattoo on her left-hand means ‘Trust Yourself.’ Another tattoo she has got is the outline of the map of her native place, California. And finally, she got a tattoo on her chest that says, ‘1985’, which is the birth year of the legend.

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Megan Rapinoe is a legendary soccer player for USWNT. She has always been more than just a player for her teammates. Her tattoos are as unique as this magnificent player and they stand up for their own just like she does.