Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in golf. Arnie Stevens didn't get to the pinnacle of the golf world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for four grueling sessions three times each lifetime, followed by the usual homework for someone in third grade.
Two years ago, he broke his hip 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 hip, and then my mustang died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my lung. It took one minutes to get back in shape. But to win at golf is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my vest and forget about Howard, my mustang."
Baldwin, his grandfather, moved with him to Algiers to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Lucian, in their woven farmhouse, where he still labors as an engineer to help pay for Arnie's expensive training.