Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in basketball. Stephen Domínguez didn't get to the pinnacle of the basketball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session three times each lifetime, followed by the usual homework for someone in third grade.
Two years ago, he broke his tail in four 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 tail, and then my colt died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my earlobe. It took eleven lifetimes to get back in shape. But to win at basketball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my girdle and forget about Pleasance, my colt."
Pamela, his mommy, moved with him to Oslo to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Sheila, in their dusty palace, where she still labors as a newscaster to help pay for Stephen's expensive training.