Ricky Fung just had to have it.Seeing the attention that Michael Phelps stinkface had gotten on social media, he was convinced it was time to start a tattoo sleeve on his right calf and the Phelps face would be the first image.I wasnt even a big Phelps fan before this, and Im not really a swim fan, Fung said. But just seeing him go out and win the way he has has been inspiring to me.He had always talked about getting a sleeve of athletes and famous people, said Livia Tsang, who works as a tattoo artist in the Toronto shop that Fung owns, Chronic Ink.The video and images of Phelps sitting in his chair in the call room on Monday making the face?while competitor Chad le Clos -- who beat Phelps in the 200-meter butterfly in London in 2012 -- strangely shadowboxed in front of him had most people laughing even before it turned into an internet meme. (Click here to read more.) But Tsang said her boss didnt care.People who work in the industry dont pay attention as much to what people think of what they get, Tsang said. They are more concerned with filling up space on their body.At the time Fung committed to getting the tattoo, Phelps and Le Clos had not raced in the final. The story got even better when Phelps won the gold and Le Clos didnt medal at all.Tsang said she found the highest-quality photo she could, filled in some details and, on Thursday, tattooed the image onto Fung.Tsang and the tattoo parlor then posted a photo of the inside of Fungs right calf with his new addition on social media, and Tsangs email and phone started blowing up.I was out last night and a bunch of people were coming up to me, asking why I got it, Fung said, and I had to explain to them that looking at that is a good reminder every day to go out with focus and dominate like he did. Air Max 1for Sale Ireland . PETERSBURG, Fla. Clearance Air Max 1 Ireland . 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Yet when a timeout was called, Tim Frazier, a point guard who had just been plucked out of the D-League to help plug the teams many holes, still looked to the superstar expectantly.AD, are you gonna say something? Frazier, by the expression on his face, seemed to be asking Davis.It caught the 23-year-old All-Star by surprise.I was like, Oh, s--- Davis said at Fridays media day, with Frazier nodding in the back of the room in agreement. I wasnt expecting to say nothin. But it shows you these guys look up and look forward to me saying stuff, because they want to follow, they want to be a part of something special. Ill always remember that. That was eye-opening.With Chris Paul long gone by the time he was drafted in 2012 after his freshman season at Kentucky, Davis was immediately anointed the face of the franchise. The instantaneous burden, he admits now, was a difficult adjustment.I think when I first got here, guys were like, All right. Youre the guy, Davis said. Im only 19 years old as a rookie. It was tough.Even last season, Davis, the youngest player on the roster during his first four seasons in New Orleans, would often lean on Kendrick Perkins, a 13-year veteran with title experience who was signed in large part to serve as the budding stars on-court mentor.Now entering his fifth season -- and facing the very real possibility of being left outside of the postseason field for a fourth time -- teammates and Pelicans brass agree Davis is embracing the role as team leader like never before.I think he realizes more so than anything now that this is his team and that hes the leader of this team, New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry said. All the players accept him as that. I told everyone last year that youre talking about a 23-year-old kid that you want to be the leader of the team, but hes grown so much over the summer. I think that hes more of a vocal leader now. We have conversations all the time, and we text back and forth all the time this summer, from a standpoint of, leadership-wise, what he should do and how he should advance in that area right there, especially with the new guys.Davis said he gave his input over the summer on potential free agents when asked, but he really sprang into action once the retooled roster had officially been assembled, including helping to set up unofficial team workouts in Los Angeles.For being as young as he is, its crazy to see him reach out as much as he does, said Solomon Hill, who signed a four-year, $48 million deal in the offseason. Like when we were in L.A., he had things set up. He had things for us available to do. Even here now, hes getting the team together. Thats something different for being a young guy. You see that from most older guys in the league that say something like, Coach told me to do this.ddddddddddddA flair for logistics and management will come in handy this season. While Pelicans general manager Dell Demps reiterated his satisfaction with the teams free-agent face lift -- which focused primarily on swapping high-profile scorers such as?Ryan Anderson for self-made grinders like Hill to finally fix a defense that has been in the bottom 10 throughout Davis tenure -- expectations were strikingly tempered. Unlike last years media day, when New Orleans strutted into training camp as the NBAs new chic outpost, the message this time centered around an attention to detail.Demps, consciously or not, even evoked Sam Hinkie by turning to the deposed?Philadelphia 76ers?GMs now-infamous refrain.All teams in the Western Conference right now are setting goals to get to the playoffs, Demps said. I think right now what were going to focus on is the process. And that process is our daily work, focusing on our defense, making sure were doing the right things. Were playing hard, were playing smart and were playing the right way.Gentrys list of team priorities -- the top three, in order: playing blue-collar desperate; being the best-conditioned team; and playing unselfishly -- had a decidedly back-to-basics feel. Davis admitted a need to find ways to overcome a lack of talent.Its not about having the most talent -- this guy averaged this or that, Davis said. Its about what he can bring to the table to help our team. And all these guys bring something to the table. We want to be kind of like how Boston was last year: not having a lot of talent, but them guys play hard. Thats how they were able to win games. Thats what we want. Thats what we brought it and thats what we look forward to.With the Pelicans pushing the process to the forefront, it is an encouraging sign for a franchise that in the past has prioritized quick results. But the teams immediate future, and whether or not this current regime gets to reap the benefits of a long-term approach, likely rests not on playing like the?Celtics, a team celebrated for its constructive ecosystem, but what the Celtics have worked?tireless over the past years to acquire: a superstar in the prime of his career.Such a predicament is a tall task, even for a 6-foot-10 condor who can drain jump shots. But at least from the outset, Davis, who is locked in for at least four more seasons in New Orleans, appears to be fully embracing all the expectations and burdens that come with his station.I love it here, Davis said. I dont plan on leaving. I guess I fit into that old-school category where I try to win it here where I start my career. Thats always been a goal of mine. Ive never thought about leaving here. People have their own opinions and their own decisions and reasons why theyre making decisions. And I have mine. I love it here. My goal is to bring a championship here. ' ' '