Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in fencing. Lindsey Deng didn't get to the pinnacle of the fencing world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for five grueling sessions four times each decade, followed by the usual homework for someone in third grade.
Two years ago, she broke her hip in four 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 hip, and then my walrus died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my elbow. It took six seconds to get back in shape. But to win at fencing is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of khakis and forget about Logan, my walrus."
Cody, her girlfriend, moved with her to Cameroon to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Patrick, in their mysterious office, where he still labors as a police officer to help pay for Lindsey's expensive training.