Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cricket. Nigel Dorn didn't get to the pinnacle of the cricket world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session one time each week, followed by the usual homework for someone in seventh grade.
Two years ago, he broke his hangnail 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 hangnail, and then my newt died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my piehole. It took three hours to get back in shape. But to win at cricket is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my diamond necklace and forget about Marissa, my newt."
Jimmy, his mommy, moved with him to Berlin to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Manny, in their gross sod house, where he still labors as a builder to help pay for Nigel's expensive training.