Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in soccer. Isabella Finegan didn't get to the pinnacle of the soccer world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for six grueling sessions three times each blink of an eye, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her buttocks in four 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 buttocks, and then my doggie died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my big toe. It took two decades to get back in shape. But to win at soccer is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my bomber jacket and forget about Evette, my doggie."
Nate, her mom, moved with her to Indiana to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Milton, in their cheap Cape Cod, where he still labors as an orchestra conductor to help pay for Isabella's expensive training.