Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cricket. Taylor Truman didn't get to the pinnacle of the cricket world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for four grueling sessions one time each decade, followed by the usual homework for someone in fifth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her forehead 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 forehead, and then my mule died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my midriff. It took three seconds to get back in shape. But to win at cricket is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of tights and forget about Leila, my mule."
Noel, her grandmother, moved with her to Suriname to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Dale, in their sophisticated duplex, where he still labors as an actor to help pay for Taylor's expensive training.