Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in baseball. Josephine Tucker didn't get to the pinnacle of the baseball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session four times each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in tenth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her knuckle 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 knuckle, and then my antelope died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my cheek. It took seven blinks of an eye 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 bustier and forget about Perry, my antelope."
Lucky, her grandmother, moved with her to Augusta to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Celeste, in their fabulous monastery, where she still labors as a pianist to help pay for Josephine's expensive training.