What The Tattoo Means

David Beckham took his shirt off, and besides the perfect abs, Becks revealed a new tattoo along his left rib cage. The father-of-three revealed the new ink after playing in a charity soccer game with the L.A. Galaxy in Dallas on Sunday. David’s rep tells PageSix.com, “The tattoo is written in traditional Mandarin Chinese and is an old Chinese proverb that says: 'Death and life have determined appointments, Riches and honors depends upon heaven.' David got the tattoo while the L.A. Galaxy were in Hong Kong for their pre-season tour of Asia.”

David and wife Victoria are quite the tattoo-happy couple. They both have several tattoos including VIII.V.MMVI, which stands for May 8, 2006, which they both got to commemorate renewing their wedding vows. In his book David Beckham: Both Feet On the Ground, David said of his ink, "Mine are all about the people in my life, my wife and sons, who I want to have with me always. When you see me, you see the tattoos. You see an expression of how I feel about Victoria and the boys. They're part of me."

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