Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in football. Jody Zing didn't get to the pinnacle of the football world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for five grueling sessions one time each century, followed by the usual homework for someone in ninth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her belly 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 belly, and then my buzzard died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my belly. It took fourteen seconds 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 pair of moon boots and forget about Bradley, my buzzard."
Kris, her sister, moved with her to Liverpool to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Gina, in their ragged trough, where she still labors as a folk singer to help pay for Jody's expensive training.