Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in basketball. Cory Morrissey didn't get to the pinnacle of the basketball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions four times each lifetime, followed by the usual homework for someone in twelfth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his hand 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 hand, and then my mountain goat died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my fingernail. It took eight fortnights to get back in shape. But to win at basketball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my tailcoat and forget about Joel, my mountain goat."
Joanne, his fiancée, moved with him to Huntsville to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Linda, in their stolen condominium, where she still labors as a fashion designer to help pay for Cory's expensive training.