Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cricket. Betsy Katz didn't get to the pinnacle of the cricket world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session one time each day, followed by the usual homework for someone in fifth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her liver 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 liver, and then my partridge died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my big toe. It took eight blinks of an eye to get back in shape. But to win at cricket is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my cloak and forget about Carl, my partridge."
Loreen, her mother, moved with her to Portland to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Floyd, in their broken mansion, where he still labors as a prison guard to help pay for Betsy's expensive training.