Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in couch potatoism. Greg Hastings didn't get to the pinnacle of the couch potatoism world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions two times each second, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his pride in three 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 pride, and then my rhinoceros died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my leg. It took nine fortnights to get back in shape. But to win at couch potatoism is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my Panama hat and forget about Stephanie, my rhinoceros."
Angela, his fiancée, moved with him to Poland to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Delores, in their striking travel trailer, where she still labors as an attorney to help pay for Greg's expensive training.