RogerCrawfordhadeverythingheneededtoplaytennis―excepttwohandsandaleg.Hehadnopalms（手掌）.ThedoctorsaidRoger36fromborndisabilityandhewouldneverbeabletowalkor37himself.FortunatelyRoger’sparentsdidn’t38thedoctor.
“Myparentsalways39methatIwasonlyashandicapped（残疾的）asIwantedtobe”saidRoger.“Theyneverallowedmetofeelsorryformyselfor40advantageofpeoplebecauseofmyhandicap.OnceIgotinto41becausemyschoolpaperswerecontinuallylate”explainedRogerwhohadtoholdhispencilwithbotharmstowrite 42.“IaskedDadtowriteanotetomy43askingforatwo-dayextensiononmyassignments（作业）.44Dadmademestartwritingmypapertwodaysearly!”
Roger’sfatheralways45himtogetinvolvedin46.At12Rogermanagedtowinaplaceontheschoolfootballteam.BeforeeverygameRogerwouldvisualize（设计）hisdreamofscoringatouchdown.Thenonedayhegothischance.Theballlandedinhisarmsand47.Heranasfastashecouldonhisartificial48towardthegoallinehiscoachandteammates49wildly.Butattheten-yardlineaguyfromtheotherteam50upwithRogergrabbinghisleftankle.Rogertriedtopullhisartificialleg51butinsteaditendedupbeingpulledoff.
Roger’sloveofsports52andsodidhisself-confidence.ButnoteveryobstaclegavewaytoRoger’sdetermination.“Theonly53betweenyouandmeisthatyoucanseemyhandicapbutIcan’tseeyours.Ihaven’tovercomeanything.I’ve54 learnedwhatIcan’tdo―suchasplaythepianooreatwith55.”