Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in tennis. Buster Danielson didn't get to the pinnacle of the tennis world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for three grueling sessions four times each week, followed by the usual homework for someone in twelfth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his thigh 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 thigh, and then my camel died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my skin. It took three eternities to get back in shape. But to win at tennis is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my tool belt and forget about Russell, my camel."
Britt, his sister, moved with him to Washington DC to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Kyle, in their cheap duplex, where he still labors as a nuclear physicist to help pay for Buster's expensive training.