Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in golf. Willard Zhao didn't get to the pinnacle of the golf 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 ninth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his face 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 face, and then my ghost died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my toupee. It took six years to get back in shape. But to win at golf is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my turtleneck and forget about Deirdre, my ghost."
Broderick, his friend, moved with him to Colombia to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Harold, in their gross stinky shack, where he still labors as a costume designer to help pay for Willard's expensive training.