Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in volleyball. Calvin Onassis didn't get to the pinnacle of the volleyball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for five grueling sessions four times each day, followed by the usual homework for someone in eighth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his gall bladder 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 gall bladder, and then my rabbit died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my bladder. It took fourteen days to get back in shape. But to win at volleyball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my body shirt and forget about Maggie, my rabbit."
Grace, his friend, moved with him to China to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Katy, in their slimy manor house, where she still labors as a radio announcer to help pay for Calvin's expensive training.