Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cricket. Emile Flash didn't get to the pinnacle of the cricket world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session four times each year, followed by the usual homework for someone in eleventh grade.
Two years ago, he broke his antenna 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 antenna, and then my rat died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my femur. It took twelve fortnights to get back in shape. But to win at cricket is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of booties and forget about Vilmer, my rat."
Sinclair, his mother, moved with him to Spain to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Rip, in their greasy farmhouse, where he still labors as a jeweler to help pay for Emile's expensive training.