Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in golf. Kris Oswald didn't get to the pinnacle of the golf world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for five grueling sessions three times each week, followed by the usual homework for someone in eleventh grade.
Two years ago, he broke his belly in three 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 belly, and then my cat died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my stomach. It took three fortnights to get back in shape. But to win at golf is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my bicycle helmet and forget about Nigel, my cat."
Elizabeth, his cousin, moved with him to Petaluma to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Nicole, in their filthy skyscraper, where she still labors as a real estate investor to help pay for Kris's expensive training.