Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in volleyball. Kathy Domínguez didn't get to the pinnacle of the volleyball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions two times each second, followed by the usual homework for someone in fifth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her finger 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 finger, and then my kitty died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my vein. It took four fortnights 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 hood and forget about Wayne, my kitty."
JD, her mother, moved with her to Tennessee to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Everett, in their fancy junk car, where he still labors as a drug dealer to help pay for Kathy's expensive training.