Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in diving. Vic Davis didn't get to the pinnacle of the diving world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions four times each blink of an eye, followed by the usual homework for someone in twelfth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his knee 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 knee, and then my goldfish died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my piehole. It took seven days to get back in shape. But to win at diving is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my gown and forget about Riley, my goldfish."
Mildred, his mom, moved with him to Warsaw to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Brandie, in their puzzling stinky shack, where she still labors as an auto mechanic to help pay for Vic's expensive training.