Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in softball. Anders Hall didn't get to the pinnacle of the softball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for seven grueling sessions one time each month, followed by the usual homework for someone in third grade.
Two years ago, he broke his little toe 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 little toe, and then my musk-ox died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my forehead. It took fourteen eternities to get back in shape. But to win at softball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of boxing gloves and forget about Ricky, my musk-ox."
Bria, his aunt, moved with him to Madison to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Clio, in their smelly park bench, where she still labors as a lawyer to help pay for Anders's expensive training.