Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in basketball. Wayne Glockman didn't get to the pinnacle of the basketball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for three grueling sessions two times each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in twelfth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his finger in three 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 finger, and then my gila monster died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my tail. It took six fortnights to get back in shape. But to win at basketball 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 Sean, my gila monster."
Rock, his mentor, moved with him to Chad to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Constance, in their imitation closet, where she still labors as a scientist to help pay for Wayne's expensive training.