Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in tennis. Pamela Zilch didn't get to the pinnacle of the tennis world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session four times each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her neck 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 neck, and then my lizard died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my back. It took five lifetimes to get back in shape. But to win at tennis is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my hoodie and forget about Maybie, my lizard."
Charlie, her mother, moved with her to India to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Ahmed, in their autographed chateau, where he still labors as a valet to help pay for Pamela's expensive training.