Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cricket. Dillon Day didn't get to the pinnacle of the cricket world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for three grueling sessions two times each decade, followed by the usual homework for someone in seventh grade.
Two years ago, he broke his skull in four 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 skull, and then my sloth died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my hangnail. It took nine eternities 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 polo shirt and forget about Evelyn, my sloth."
Sheryl, his sister, moved with him to Anaheim to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Lorenzo, in their leather treehouse, where he still labors as a messenger to help pay for Dillon's expensive training.