"Roger Crawford understands resilience because he has lived it." That's what J.W. Marriott Jr. of Marriott International had to say after hearing from this inspirational speaker who's proven disabilities don't have to hold you back.

As a result of his unyielding determination over disadvantage, this inspirational winner overcame a prognosis that he would never walk and has become a winner in sports, business, and life.

In athletics, Crawford became the first and only Division 1 college athlete to have competed with four impaired limbs. Although born without hands and with only one full leg, Crawford also is a certified United States Professional Tennis Association member and has carried the Olympic torch.

Off the court, he is an award winning author and inspirational speaker whose message has been heard in all 50 states and 18 foreign countries. He has been inducted into the National Speakers Association CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame and been invited to join the prestigious Speakers Roundtable.

His latest book, How High Can You Bounce? Turn Your Setbacks Into Comebacks, challenges people to see how their own attitudes and actions can turn around unfavorable situations. Among his "Bounce" challenges to increase your resilience are "Don't let what you can't do get in the way of what you can do," and "Challenges are inevitable. Defeat is optional!" Former President Ronald Reagan honored Crawford with this statement: "You exhibit what can be called 'true grit' in all that you do. You have forgotten whatever 'handicaps' others may have assigned to you, and have concentrated on the God-given talents you so proudly display."