Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bullfighting. Jane Gill didn't get to the pinnacle of the bullfighting world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions one time each day, followed by the usual homework for someone in tenth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her eyelid 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 eyelid, and then my lovebird died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my eyebrow. It took two weeks to get back in shape. But to win at bullfighting is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of heels and forget about Candy, my lovebird."
Jeri, her grandma, moved with her to the United Kingdom to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Juanita, in their prickly manor house, where she still labors as a typing teacher to help pay for Jane's expensive training.