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 ON A ROLL 
Produced by Joanne Caputo, in association with the Independent Television Service, with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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 Tuesday, April 12, 2005 Last week, I took on one of the most ambitious voyages of my speaking career. Several months ago, I accepted a speaking engagement for "Overcomers Ministries" in Nashville, Tennessee to speak to a group of parents of children in special education in the Nashville area and offer some encouragement. A few weeks ago, I received a call from a law student at the University of Florida named Bethany. She was staging a disability rights/pride event and contacted me about joining my friend, Dr. Mitch Tepper as one of the keynote speakers. I decided to accept the engagement, despite the fact that it meant I would have to drive six hours from Ocean Springs, Mississippi to Gainesville for the first speech, spend the night on campus, and fly from there to Nashville, by way of Charlotte, North Carolina. In Nashville, upon arrival, I would moderate a panel discussion Friday evening, then give a keynote speech Saturday morning. Then I would be wisked to the airport to return to Gainesville to begin the six hour drive back home. That I'm typing these words means I made it home safely.While I was gone, my dad took advangage of my absence to construct a fully accessible wall-mounted desk in my office. We also put tile on the floor, replacing the wheelchair worn carpeting. So my entire office/studio/bedroom was moved out. Everything had to go. Now, it is all put together again, as you can see here.  Here's my dad, Jim Smith, who along with his buddy Roscoe Brown, built this desk in three days. They got "all into it" and take great pride in the craftsmanship. It really is a pretty amazing desk. On the top shelf, left to right, you'll find a picture of me scuba diving in St. Thomas, various awards - mostly sports trophies from my kids, a picture of me and Tennessee Volunteers head football coach Phillip Fulmer, and another picture of the scuba group. Keep checking back. I think I'm gonna post a lot more pictures here in the blog.
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 Born with muscular dystrophy, raised by a football coach, Greg's inner strength message is woven into all of his programs: "In any situation, great opportunity exists for victory." 
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