Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in softball. Shelley McCarthy didn't get to the pinnacle of the softball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for six grueling sessions one time each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her hairdo in two 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 hairdo, and then my deer died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my belly. It took eleven hours to get back in shape. But to win at softball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my T-shirt and forget about Brandon, my deer."
Anthony, her grandfather, moved with her to Waco to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Sheila, in their luxurious manor house, where she still labors as a football player to help pay for Shelley's expensive training.