Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in racquetball. Hazel Glockman didn't get to the pinnacle of the racquetball world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for five grueling sessions one time each month, followed by the usual homework for someone in fourth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her mouth in three 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 mouth, and then my grasshopper died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my wig. It took ten decades to get back in shape. But to win at racquetball is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of moon boots and forget about Arnold, my grasshopper."
Roberta, her grandpa, moved with her to Libya to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Fred, in their fluffy igloo, where he still labors as a bank robber to help pay for Hazel's expensive training.