Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in racquetball. Kent Strait didn't get to the pinnacle of the racquetball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for four grueling sessions one time each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in tenth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his little toe 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 toe, and then my aardvark died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my funny bone. It took fifteen seconds to get back in shape. But to win at racquetball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my set of football pads and forget about Konstanze, my aardvark."
Luis, his sister, moved with him to Barcelona to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Virginia, in their fluffy closet, where she still labors as a rocket scientist to help pay for Kent's expensive training.