Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in baseball. Marcy Sartre didn't get to the pinnacle of the baseball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions one time each fortnight, followed by the usual homework for someone in fourth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her forehead 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 forehead, and then my jellyfish died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my bicep. It took seven minutes 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 pair of booties and forget about Calista, my jellyfish."
Lindy, her sister, moved with her to Vermont to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Raúl, in their slimy motor home, where he still labors as a pianist to help pay for Marcy's expensive training.