Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in football. Carina Draney didn't get to the pinnacle of the football world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions three times each second, followed by the usual homework for someone in tenth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her claw in four 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 claw, and then my grizzly bear died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my beard. It took thirteen minutes to get back in shape. But to win at football is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my sari and forget about Dolores, my grizzly bear."
Seema, her mother, moved with her to Chile to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Cedric, in their aromatic spa, where he still labors as an embalmer to help pay for Carina's expensive training.