Rather than forcing a self-given nickname, Patrick Kivlehan chose to Believe in a more powerful option.
Kivlehan will wear "Believe" on the back of his Cincinnati Reds jersey during MLB Players Weekend, a first-year initiative designed to allow players to express themselves.
The former Rutgers two-sport star is honoring his college football teammate Eric LeGrand, who has made "Believe" his calling card in his battle to overcome a paralyzing spinal cord injury.
"I was asking around to all my buddies because I don't have a self-proclaimed nickname," Kivlehan told NJ Advance Media from Reds clubhouse on Wednesday afternoon.