Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in softball. Rosie German didn't get to the pinnacle of the softball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions four times each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in third grade.
Two years ago, she broke her lip 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 lip, and then my bunny died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my larynx. It took two hours 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 overcoat and forget about Elmer, my bunny."
Mama, her aunt, moved with her to Nebraska to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Isaac, in their ridged mud hut, where he still labors as a restaurant owner to help pay for Rosie's expensive training.