Graham Webb was born with undiagnosed congenital spina bifida in London, England at a time when little was known about it. He lived in government subsidized housing with his family and became a high school dropout at 15. When he left his school, Northbrook, in London in 1961, his final report called him “lazy, silly, bone idle and apparently content to remain so”. This may appear to be a recipe for disaster, but Graham chose to beat the odds. In fact, in 2000 he returned to Northbrook to accept a lifetime achievement award.