Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in football. Alice Nicholas didn't get to the pinnacle of the football world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for three grueling sessions three times each hour, followed by the usual homework for someone in eighth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her wrist 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 wrist, and then my mink died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my eyebrow. It took nine minutes to get back in shape. But to win at football is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my swimsuit and forget about Joshua, my mink."
Reba, her mentor, moved with her to Anaheim to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Royce, in their modern bungalow, where he still labors as a baseball player to help pay for Alice's expensive training.