Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in gymnastics. Clive Berkshire didn't get to the pinnacle of the gymnastics world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session four times each lifetime, followed by the usual homework for someone in ninth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his artery 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 artery, and then my colt died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my forehead. It took nine days to get back in shape. But to win at gymnastics is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my cocktail dress and forget about Blanca, my colt."
Claire, his fiancée, moved with him to Afghanistan to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Cliff, in their art deco housing project, where he still labors as a butler to help pay for Clive's expensive training.