Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bullfighting. Kyle Saint Pierre didn't get to the pinnacle of the bullfighting world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for seven grueling sessions four times each day, followed by the usual homework for someone in eighth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his eyelash in two 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 eyelash, and then my meerkat died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my bladder. It took fourteen eternities to get back in shape. But to win at bullfighting is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my wig and forget about Flo, my meerkat."
Draco, his aunt, moved with him to Springfield to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Elliott, in their peculiar sod house, where she still labors as a hit man to help pay for Kyle's expensive training.