Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bowling. Elsa Schlick didn't get to the pinnacle of the bowling world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for two grueling sessions one time each fortnight, followed by the usual homework for someone in fifth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her thyroid gland 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 thyroid gland, and then my bumblebee died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my tongue. It took six eternities to get back in shape. But to win at bowling is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my thong and forget about Melkadas, my bumblebee."
Will, her fiancée, moved with her to Madagascar to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Albert, in their amazing ranch house, where he still labors as a singer to help pay for Elsa's expensive training.