PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- Seventh grader Jordan Cooperrider wasn't born with a racquetball in her hand, but she did start the sport at the age of 4, winning her first regional tournament at just 5 years old.
"You definitely have to practice a lot, and you have to have fun with the game. You can't be too serious, you have to actually have fun," said Cooperrider.
Jordan quickly propelled herself to the best in the state, then the nation, and most recently the entire world, winning the 14 and under Girls Racquetball World Championship in the Dominican Republic by coming back in the tie-breaker game from an 8-1 deficit to claim the title.
"She said, 'Dad, the only thing I could think about was I didn't travel this far and I didn't work this hard to lose. I was going to win,'" said Daryl Cooperrider, Jordan's father.
"It's so much fun. I like to do it a lot because I get to see people from other countries and I get to play them in other countries," said Jordan.
Jordan is ranked number one in 24-and-under girls racquetball. She's ranked number one in the nation and the world at 14-and-under girls racquetball.