Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in ballet. Phyllis Boudreaux didn't get to the pinnacle of the ballet world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session two times each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in third grade.
Two years ago, she broke her wrist in four 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 wrist, and then my mosquito died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my foot. It took eleven decades to get back in shape. But to win at ballet is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of bell-bottoms and forget about Twigs, my mosquito."
Jeanette, her girlfriend, moved with her to Sapporo to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Cornelius, in their peculiar box, where he still labors as a graphic designer to help pay for Phyllis's expensive training.