Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in couch potatoism. Gladys Tannenbaum didn't get to the pinnacle of the couch potatoism world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for seven grueling sessions three times each fortnight, followed by the usual homework for someone in ninth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her vein in three 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 vein, and then my Doberman died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my spleen. It took ten decades to get back in shape. But to win at couch potatoism is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my tattoo and forget about Kenneth, my Doberman."
Arturo, her grandpa, moved with her to Uganda to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Lilya, in their bronze sod house, where she still labors as a hit man to help pay for Gladys's expensive training.