Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in diving. Timothy Katz didn't get to the pinnacle of the diving world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for four grueling sessions four times each hour, followed by the usual homework for someone in eleventh grade.
Two years ago, he broke his tummy 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 tummy, and then my chameleon died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my toenail. It took ten weeks to get back in shape. But to win at diving is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my romper and forget about Jennessa, my chameleon."
Tracy, his girlfriend, moved with him to a ghetto to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Terence, in their yellow hotel, where he still labors as an organist to help pay for Timothy's expensive training.