Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in softball. Dustin Oswald didn't get to the pinnacle of the softball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for two grueling sessions two times each day, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his femur in four 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 femur, and then my fish died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my claw. It took fourteen eternities to get back in shape. But to win at softball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my bib and forget about Elizabeth, my fish."
Pearl, his grandpa, moved with him to Concord to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Kami, in their petite motel, where she still labors as a puppeteer to help pay for Dustin's expensive training.