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By Lindsay Schnell
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Originally published 10:36 p.m., August 16, 2008
Updated 10:36 p.m., August 16, 2008
Tom Pappas throws the javelin during the decathlon at the U.S. Olympic Trials on June 30 in Eugene, Ore. The former University of Tennessee star will look to earn a medal for the first time as he competes in his third Olympics this week.
Eric Gay/Associated Press
Tom Pappas throws the javelin during the decathlon at the U.S. Olympic Trials on June 30 in Eugene, Ore. The former University of Tennessee star will look to earn a medal for the first time as he competes in his third Olympics this week.
Tom Pappas gives a lift to his daughter, Kinley, in their home in Manhattan, Kan.
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Tom Pappas gives a lift to his daughter, Kinley, in their home in Manhattan, Kan.
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Isn't it amazing how one person's arrival can change an entire life?
For Tom Pappas, it was the arrival of two people. In particular, it was two blonde-haired beauties, both with a dizzying smile, that shook up Pappas' world and changed his perspective on everything. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
The background to this story is familiar enough. In 2004, the University of Tennessee graduate went to the Athens Olympics the favored great-grandson of a Greek immigrant who was supposed to win the gold medal in the decathlon.
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