Printable Biography of Roger Crawford

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 For over 20 years, Roger Crawford has been serving up grand slam programs to audiences throughout the world. As a professional speaker, he works with organizations that want to achieve success despite the obstacles, in order to inspire a winning attitude towards work and life. Sports Illustrated calls Crawford "one of the most accomplished physically challenged athletes in the world." Besides being a tennis pro, he has been inducted into three separate halls of fame because of his amazing accomplishments.

Born with severe physical disabilities, doctors told Crawford's parents that he would never be able to walk. But against all odds, he became a tennis champion. He was the first and only athlete with four impaired limbs to compete in an NCAA Division One college sport, and to be certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association. As a result of his athletic accomplishments, he was inducted into the Loyola-Marymount University Athletic Hall of Fame.

As a professional speaker, Crawford was awarded the distinguished CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame designation. This is a lifetime honor for speaking excellence presented by the National Speakers Association. And, for achieving outstanding success regardless of the barriers, he was inducted into the National Hall of Fame for Persons with Disabilities.

Crawford's life affirming story was featured in the original Chicken Soup for the Soul series. He has also been interviewed on "Good Morning America," "Inside Edition," and has been featured in well-known publications such as USA Today, Tennis magazine, and Men's Fitness magazine. He was also featured in the Emmy Award-winning television movie, "In a New Light."

As a successful author, Crawford's inspiring road to victory is detailed in his autobiography, Playing From the Heart. And in his second book, How High Can You Bounce?, he demonstrates the power of resiliency.

A recognized champion on and off the tennis court, Roger Crawford is a living example that all of us have the capacity to achieve success despite the obstacles. With passion, humor, and hard-won wisdom, he inspires audiences to reevaluate their own limitations – real or imagined.