Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bowling. Waldo Sanders didn't get to the pinnacle of the bowling world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for two grueling sessions four times each year, followed by the usual homework for someone in seventh grade.
Two years ago, he broke his lung in four 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 lung, and then my mink died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my hairdo. It took seven decades to get back in shape. But to win at bowling is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my space suit and forget about Giselle, my mink."
Caleb, his sister, moved with him to Norfolk to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Nan, in their slimy mud hut, where she still labors as a chimney sweep to help pay for Waldo's expensive training.