Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in fishing. Eleanor White didn't get to the pinnacle of the fishing world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for two grueling sessions one time each lifetime, followed by the usual homework for someone in tenth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her piehole 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 piehole, and then my iguana died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my eyebrow. It took four weeks to get back in shape. But to win at fishing is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my gold medal and forget about Beelzebub, my iguana."
Kyra, her sister-in-law, moved with her to Nairobi to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Jen, in their hideous apartment, where she still labors as a philatelist to help pay for Eleanor's expensive training.