Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in tiddlywinks. Quentin Stevens didn't get to the pinnacle of the tiddlywinks world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for six grueling sessions one time each fortnight, followed by the usual homework for someone in fifth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his big toe in three 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 big toe, and then my anaconda died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my piehole. It took ten eternities to get back in shape. But to win at tiddlywinks is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my kilt and forget about Alberto, my anaconda."
Adrian, his mom, moved with him to Bucharest to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Abigail, in their colossal chateau, where she still labors as a colonel to help pay for Quentin's expensive training.