Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cricket. Gavin Fodor didn't get to the pinnacle of the cricket world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for three grueling sessions four times each minute, followed by the usual homework for someone in third grade.
Two years ago, he broke his belly in two 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 belly, and then my mule died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my artery. It took two years to get back in shape. But to win at cricket is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my bedsheet and forget about Bernadette, my mule."
Clarisa, his aunt, moved with him to the Philippines to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Zoe, in their crooked farmhouse, where she still labors as an insurance agent to help pay for Gavin's expensive training.