Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in badminton. Edie Agnew didn't get to the pinnacle of the badminton world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session two times each second, followed by the usual homework for someone in fourth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her foot 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 foot, and then my dingo died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my elbow. It took nine blinks of an eye to get back in shape. But to win at badminton is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my wizard's hat and forget about Abigail, my dingo."
Regina, her sister, moved with her to Nepal to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Maria, in their papery resort, where she still labors as a poet to help pay for Edie's expensive training.