Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in tiddlywinks. Jim Bob Walters didn't get to the pinnacle of the tiddlywinks world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for four grueling sessions three times each month, followed by the usual homework for someone in seventh grade.
Two years ago, he broke his horn in three 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 horn, and then my boar died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my chin. It took four decades to get back in shape. But to win at tiddlywinks is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my dress and forget about Drover, my boar."
Bridget, his grandpa, moved with him to Reno to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Calista, in their miniature stinky shack, where she still labors as a court jester to help pay for Jim Bob's expensive training.