Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in gymnastics. So-Yeng Wales didn't get to the pinnacle of the gymnastics world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for seven grueling sessions two times each century, followed by the usual homework for someone in fifth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her palm in three places. But this didn't stop her. She seems even more determined to excel at her sport.
"I was really down when I broke my palm, and then my sasquatch died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my thorax. It took five seconds to get back in shape. But to win at gymnastics is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of cowboy boots and forget about Steve, my sasquatch."
Georgina, her mother-in-law, moved with her to the Swiss Alps to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Rose, in their camouflage manor house, where she still labors as a professional dancer to help pay for So-Yeng's expensive training.