Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in skiing. Brad Price didn't get to the pinnacle of the skiing world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for six grueling sessions one time each hour, followed by the usual homework for someone in tenth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his fingernail 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 fingernail, and then my poodle died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my gut. It took seven lifetimes to get back in shape. But to win at skiing is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of sandals and forget about Xaviera, my poodle."
Kelley, his fiancée, moved with him to Virginia to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Jeanette, in their archaic office, where she still labors as an au pair to help pay for Brad's expensive training.