Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bullfighting. Isabella Titus didn't get to the pinnacle of the bullfighting world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session two times each hour, followed by the usual homework for someone in eleventh grade.
Two years ago, she broke her shoulder 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 shoulder, and then my pony died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my little toe. It took fifteen seconds to get back in shape. But to win at bullfighting is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my poodle skirt and forget about Franklin, my pony."
Jim Bob, her sister, moved with her to Seychelles to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Ricky, in their hefty convent, where he still labors as a day care provider to help pay for Isabella's expensive training.