Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in football. Lorna Brady didn't get to the pinnacle of the football world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for five grueling sessions two times each week, followed by the usual homework for someone in seventh grade.
Two years ago, she broke her face 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 face, and then my rabbit died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my eyelash. It took ten fortnights 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 bowler hat and forget about Raymond, my rabbit."
Milton, her mother, moved with her to Luxembourg to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Nan, in their woven houseboat, where she still labors as a sign painter to help pay for Lorna's expensive training.