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Pappas said: 'I was paranoid that she was on with someone. Pappas explained in 2014 that his drug use at the time led to paranoia about his wife being involved in an extramarital relationship and during an argument he physically assaulted Colleen. Additionally, Pappas was prescribed an antidepressant after he consulted a doctor for help with a low emotional state caused by his life situation-Pappas proceeded to use alcohol and cocaine with the medication. However, due to financial difficulties, the relationship was strained and Pappas began using crystal methamphetamine, to numb the pain from injuries during contests that he desperately participated in to earn money. They lived in San Diego with their two children. In 2005, Pappas married Colleen, an American he met through skateboarding. As of 2014, Pappas is associated with the company, according to the 'About' section of the website however, in August 2014, the website's home page stated that the company is manufacturing certain skateboard deck products for a limited period of time. In 2005, Revolution Graphite Skateboards (RevDeck) announced the release of a new skateboard deck, co-designed and tested by Pappas (he was also sponsored by DVS Shoes at this time ). Revolution Graphite Skateboards (RevDeck) In 1999, Pappas' brother Ben was intercepted by law enforcement while attempting to smuggle cocaine into Australia and, in addition to a prison term, his passport was confiscated for a three-year period and he was unable to continue his skateboarding career in the US.

They just went over there and stuck it to them. Australian filmmaker Eddie Martin, who knew the Pappas brothers as teenagers skateboarding at Prahran skate park, explained in 2014: 'They’re very Australian characters. Both the Pappas brothers then found that they were unable to gain favour with the American skateboard industry due to their attitudes, which were considered abrasive and wild. Pappas explained that he was 'humbled' soon afterward, as he subsequently broke his back. Pappas won the 1996 World Championships skateboard contest over Tony Hawk that led to his world number-one ranking-he won with a broken rib sustained earlier in the contest. In a 1994 advertisement for the now-defunct Mad Circle skateboard deck company, an x-ray of Pappas' femur complete with metal plates and screws, is depicted with the tagline: 'Tas Pappas, Mad Circle's Answer to the Bionic Man.' Pappas then appeared alongside Moses Itkonen, Edward Devera, Mike Cao, Justin Girard and Scott Johnston in the 1996 Mad Circle video Let The Horns Blow. Pappas' first residence was with other skateboarders in Tampa, Florida. He then visited the United States (US) for the first time three years later, before relocating to the US at the age of 17 years after he dropped out of Kings Park High School.

Pappas became fascinated with skateboarding at the age of 12 years after watching touring American professionals perform at the Prahran skate park. I just wanted to get to America and become something. I ended up having what felt like a chip on my shoulder because of it all.

I always felt like I just wanted to get out of where I lived. We were hurting as kids from a lot of the fights we saw. Tas Pappas described a chaotic home environment in 2014: He and brother Ben were the only children of a Greek-Australian father, who worked for a finance company, and an Australian mother who was a caterer-the parents eventually separated after marrying at a young age. Pappas was born in 1975 in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in the north-western suburb of St Albans. During the 1990s, he and brother Ben Pappas were highly regarded skateboarders on a global scale, reaching the top two places in the world rankings.

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He was previously a professional skateboarder, primarily in the discipline of vert skateboarding, and competed in a number of major international events. Tasou Micah Pappas (born 1975), better known as Tas Pappas, is an Australian sponsored skateboarder.