Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in archery. Saul Sokoloff didn't get to the pinnacle of the archery world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for seven grueling sessions two times each lifetime, followed by the usual homework for someone in twelfth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his jaw in two 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 jaw, and then my Pekingese died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my knuckle. It took eleven hours to get back in shape. But to win at archery is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of bloomers and forget about Antonia, my Pekingese."
Octavio, his dad, moved with him to Belarus to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Gladys, in their queer manor, where she still labors as a disk jockey to help pay for Saul's expensive training.