Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bowling. Kellen Craft didn't get to the pinnacle of the bowling world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for four grueling sessions three times each second, followed by the usual homework for someone in twelfth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his piehole 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 piehole, and then my goose died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my larynx. It took four hours to get back in shape. But to win at bowling is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of cowboy boots and forget about Cindi, my goose."
Alyssa, his mother, moved with him to Ann Arbor to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Macon, in their fluffy palace, where he still labors as a valet to help pay for Kellen's expensive training.