Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bronc riding. Griselda Yang didn't get to the pinnacle of the bronc riding world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for six grueling sessions one time each fortnight, followed by the usual homework for someone in seventh grade.
Two years ago, she broke her jaw 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 jaw, and then my hermit crab died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my toe. It took two hours to get back in shape. But to win at bronc riding is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of Reeboks and forget about Candi, my hermit crab."
Madelyn, her cousin, moved with her to Iowa to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Lester, in their ragged convent, where he still labors as a mathematician to help pay for Griselda's expensive training.