Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in diving. Bart Cannon didn't get to the pinnacle of the diving world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for five grueling sessions two times each week, followed by the usual homework for someone in eighth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his lung 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 lung, and then my grasshopper died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my hoof. It took fourteen decades to get back in shape. But to win at diving is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my camisole and forget about Matt, my grasshopper."
Camella, his mom, moved with him to a ghetto to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Leila, in their peculiar wigwam, where she still labors as a chef to help pay for Bart's expensive training.