Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in football. Marcie Jensen didn't get to the pinnacle of the football world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session four times each hour, followed by the usual homework for someone in eighth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her mouth in three 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 mouth, and then my pig died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my belly. It took thirteen seconds to get back in shape. But to win at football is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my bracelet and forget about Mim, my pig."
Mandy, her dad, moved with her to Suriname to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Jill, in their small condominium, where she still labors as a harpist to help pay for Marcie's expensive training.