Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in couch potatoism. Yancey Porter didn't get to the pinnacle of the couch potatoism world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for seven grueling sessions four times each week, followed by the usual homework for someone in eleventh grade.
Two years ago, he broke his little finger in two 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 little finger, and then my buffalo died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my shin. It took nine 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 jacket and forget about Mark, my buffalo."
Rodney, his grandmother, moved with him to Orlando to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Lynette, in their well worn villa, where she still labors as a telemarketer to help pay for Yancey's expensive training.