Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cricket. Sven Nolan didn't get to the pinnacle of the cricket world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for four grueling sessions two times each second, followed by the usual homework for someone in twelfth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his front tooth 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 front tooth, and then my musk-ox died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my spinal cord. It took fifteen weeks 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 bracelet and forget about Mabel, my musk-ox."
Julian, his grandfather, moved with him to Algeria to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Beulah, in their aromatic mud hut, where she still labors as an entertainer to help pay for Sven's expensive training.