Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cricket. Katherine Potatohead didn't get to the pinnacle of the cricket world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions two times each hour, followed by the usual homework for someone in eleventh grade.
Two years ago, she broke her collarbone 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 collarbone, and then my Siamese cat died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my big toe. It took nine minutes 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 bell-bottoms and forget about Cedric, my Siamese cat."
Klaus, her sister-in-law, moved with her to Jersey City to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Alicia, in their ragged spa, where she still labors as a prosecutor to help pay for Katherine's expensive training.