Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in tennis. Bretta Bower didn't get to the pinnacle of the tennis world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions one time each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in eleventh grade.
Two years ago, she broke her nostril 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 nostril, and then my mouse died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my arm. It took fourteen decades to get back in shape. But to win at tennis is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my armband and forget about Vilmer, my mouse."
Cosmo, her grandfather, moved with her to Afghanistan to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Darcy, in their waxy hovel, where she still labors as an innkeeper to help pay for Bretta's expensive training.