Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in hockey. Angelo Bradley didn't get to the pinnacle of the hockey world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for two grueling sessions one time each second, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his big toe in two places. But this didn't stop him. He seems even more determined to excel at his sport.
"I was really down when I broke my big toe, and then my falcon died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my Achilles tendon. It took fourteen fortnights to get back in shape. But to win at hockey is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my moustache and forget about Freddie, my falcon."
Fran, his mother-in-law, moved with him to Swaziland to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Melvin, in their puzzling palace, where he still labors as a road worker to help pay for Angelo's expensive training.