Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bicycling. Patty Hart didn't get to the pinnacle of the bicycling world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for two grueling sessions four times each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in third grade.
Two years ago, she broke her vein in three 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 vein, and then my ladybug died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my leg. It took two decades to get back in shape. But to win at bicycling is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my nose ring and forget about Dick, my ladybug."
Coleen, her dad, moved with her to Vermont to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Billy, in their important mansion, where he still labors as a fortune teller to help pay for Patty's expensive training.