Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in baseball. Mary Delgado didn't get to the pinnacle of the baseball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for seven grueling sessions two times each year, followed by the usual homework for someone in third grade.
Two years ago, she broke her finger in two 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 finger, and then my dolphin died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my skin. It took one weeks to get back in shape. But to win at baseball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pocket watch and forget about Nora, my dolphin."
Shandra, her mommy, moved with her to Uruguay to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Wesley, in their old trough, where he still labors as a football player to help pay for Mary's expensive training.