Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in badminton. Walter Sattler didn't get to the pinnacle of the badminton world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions three times each week, followed by the usual homework for someone in ninth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his scalp 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 scalp, and then my reindeer died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my horn. It took nine minutes to get back in shape. But to win at badminton is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of trousers and forget about Cassie, my reindeer."
Andy, his fiancée, moved with him to the Swiss Alps to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Peggy, in their new manor house, where she still labors as a criminal to help pay for Walter's expensive training.