Sure, the Scripps National Spelling Bee used to define Samir Patel's life. But no more. And he's fine with that. Just how fine? ESPN.com's Elizabeth Merrill explains.

Patel, a 1998 graduate of Brown and a four-year tennis player there, will officially enter with 17 others in a ceremony Oct. 29. She was voted in by the school’s hall of fame board. Need a break?

Patel, a 1998 graduate of Brown and a four-year tennis player there, will officially enter with 17 others in a ceremony Oct. 29. She was voted in by the school’s hall of fame board.