Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cycling. Marla Jetson didn't get to the pinnacle of the cycling world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for two grueling sessions three times each minute, followed by the usual homework for someone in fourth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her horn in three 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 horn, and then my pony died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my piehole. It took eleven blinks of an eye to get back in shape. But to win at cycling is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my denim skirt and forget about Ole, my pony."
Ricky, her mother, moved with her to Croatia to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Yolanda, in their fresh church, where she still labors as a government agent to help pay for Marla's expensive training.