Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in skiing. Marion Hamm didn't get to the pinnacle of the skiing world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for five grueling sessions three times each fortnight, followed by the usual homework for someone in tenth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her adrenal gland 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 adrenal gland, and then my dodo bird died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my neck. It took eleven minutes to get back in shape. But to win at skiing is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of overalls and forget about Marybel, my dodo bird."
Lee, her mother-in-law, moved with her to Hawaii to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Borat, in their magnificent closet, where he still labors as a weatherman to help pay for Marion's expensive training.