Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in couch potatoism. Gunther Ulster didn't get to the pinnacle of the couch potatoism world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for five grueling sessions four times each hour, followed by the usual homework for someone in eleventh grade.
Two years ago, he broke his rib in four 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 rib, and then my yeti died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my arm. It took four months 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 pair of roller skates and forget about Ethan, my yeti."
Helga, his wife, moved with him to Kenya to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Dani, in their aromatic hut, where she still labors as a choir director to help pay for Gunther's expensive training.