Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in basketball. Caleb Lewis didn't get to the pinnacle of the basketball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions one time each year, followed by the usual homework for someone in fourth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his pituitary gland 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 pituitary gland, and then my Dalmatian died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my thorax. It took two years to get back in shape. But to win at basketball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my big red rose and forget about Bert, my Dalmatian."
Lester, his sister, moved with him to Mongolia to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Shane, in their ancient barracks, where he still labors as a helicopter pilot to help pay for Caleb's expensive training.