Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in table tennis. Audrey Berry didn't get to the pinnacle of the table tennis world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session two times each fortnight, followed by the usual homework for someone in third 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 wombat died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my little toe. It took two decades to get back in shape. But to win at table tennis is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my motorcycle helmet and forget about Christian, my wombat."
Stuart, her main squeeze, moved with her to France to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Martin, in their overgrown yurt, where he still labors as a butler to help pay for Audrey's expensive training.