Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bowling. Stephanie Al-Ghareeb didn't get to the pinnacle of the bowling world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for seven grueling sessions two times each decade, followed by the usual homework for someone in eleventh grade.
Two years ago, she broke her horn in two places. But this didn't stop her. She seems even more determined to excel at her sport.
"I was really down when I broke my horn, and then my burro died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my eyelash. It took two lifetimes to get back in shape. But to win at bowling is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of bell-bottoms and forget about Cinderella, my burro."
Craig, her sister-in-law, moved with her to Orlando to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Celia, in their torn Cape Cod, where she still labors as a grocer to help pay for Stephanie's expensive training.