Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in football. Eppie Marlowe didn't get to the pinnacle of the football world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for seven grueling sessions three times each day, followed by the usual homework for someone in twelfth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her mouth 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 mouth, and then my badger died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my thorax. It took nine decades to get back in shape. But to win at football is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my bracelet and forget about Susanne, my badger."
Garrick, her mommy, moved with her to Miami to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Deirdre, in their fluffy stinky shack, where she still labors as a meteorologist to help pay for Eppie's expensive training.