Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in volleyball. Marcie Flash didn't get to the pinnacle of the volleyball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions four times each year, followed by the usual homework for someone in tenth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her forehead in two 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 forehead, and then my parrot died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my neck. It took ten days to get back in shape. But to win at volleyball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of ear muffs and forget about Joseph, my parrot."
Deborah, her mentor, moved with her to Lansing to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Anton, in their disgusting mansion, where he still labors as an X-ray technician to help pay for Marcie's expensive training.