Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in rugby. Beverly Crick didn't get to the pinnacle of the rugby world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for four grueling sessions two times each blink of an eye, followed by the usual homework for someone in fourth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her throat 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 throat, and then my mule died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my paw. It took fifteen weeks to get back in shape. But to win at rugby is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my burqa and forget about Deb, my mule."
Briget, her grandma, moved with her to Benin to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Roger, in their hollow skyscraper, where he still labors as a McDonald's fry-cook to help pay for Beverly's expensive training.