Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bullfighting. Carmen Remington didn't get to the pinnacle of the bullfighting world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for seven grueling sessions two times each month, followed by the usual homework for someone in twelfth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her waist in two 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 waist, and then my dinosaur died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my toupee. It took three blinks of an eye to get back in shape. But to win at bullfighting is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my loincloth and forget about Deb, my dinosaur."
Harry, her main squeeze, moved with her to Springfield to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Shirley, in their bent spa, where she still labors as a scoutmaster to help pay for Carmen's expensive training.