Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in couch potatoism. Sam Burt didn't get to the pinnacle of the couch potatoism world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for five grueling sessions four times each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his ear 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 ear, and then my rabbit died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my eyeball. It took four blinks of an eye to get back in shape. But to win at couch potatoism is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my poncho and forget about Dianna, my rabbit."
Samantha, his main squeeze, moved with him to Denver to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Rick, in their flexible nunnery, where he still labors as a gardener to help pay for Sam's expensive training.