UGA athlete sets his sights on Paralympics  4:05 PM, Jul 28,
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Inside an Indianapolis stadium on a
sweltering Saturday morning, they are warming up.  These
Paralympic athletes are the best in the world. They are the
elite.  But outside this stadium, they're more likely to be
noticed for what they're missing, rather than how they overcame
it.  Jarryd Wallace is a rookie. And last year, this 22 year old
from Athens had the fastest 100 meter time in the world, winning
gold at the Pan Am Games. That would be an extraordinary story
in itself.  To understand the leap Jarryd Wallace made, you must
first know he was born with greatness in his blood. His father
Jeff played tennis for UGA and has been the winning women's head
tennis coach there for 27 years. His mother Sabina ran for UGA
and was an All-American. Jarryd inherited all their talent and
was a state champion, recruited to his parents' alma mater.
Life was good, but before enrolling