Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bowling. William Tannenbaum didn't get to the pinnacle of the bowling world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for two grueling sessions two times each week, followed by the usual homework for someone in tenth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his horn 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 horn, and then my peacock died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my wig. It took eleven blinks of an eye 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 necklace and forget about Darin, my peacock."
José, his mentor, moved with him to Liverpool to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Claudette, in their ornate office, where she still labors as a burglar to help pay for William's expensive training.