Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in baseball. Damien Sandhu didn't get to the pinnacle of the baseball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for four grueling sessions four times each day, followed by the usual homework for someone in fourth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his abdomen 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 abdomen, and then my cougar died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my intestine. It took three decades to get back in shape. But to win at baseball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my black armband and forget about Donnie Bob, my cougar."
Phillip, his aunt, moved with him to Bolivia to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Roger, in their mysterious yurt, where he still labors as a bassoonist to help pay for Damien's expensive training.