But on the Westminster basketball team, there is a story out of the ordinary.

Teron Sutherlin came to Westminster College in Fulton as a two-sport athlete. He started as a wide receiver and kick returner, but he tore his ACL in his first college game. But that's just the start.

To look at Teron Sutherlin in his freshman football picture, you could never imagine the struggles he'd face. He now wears a bracelet on his wrist to remind him of October 6th, 2006; A day that changed his life.

Says Sutherlin, "I tried to get over to the other lane in my SUV, but I guess I cut the wheel to hard. My truck barrel rolled three times and I was ejected from the driver's side window."

Westminster Basketball Coach Matt Mitchell says, "He [Sutherlin] had a halo and the whole thing. Boy, it hit home in a hurry then."

Sutherlin says, "I gotta have a million dollars in hospital bills. My brother calls me the 'Million Dollar Man' to this day."

The fact he's even alive is a medical miracle. Sutherlin broke his neck, ribs, shoulder and ruptured his spleen.

Says Sutherlin, "I wake up in excruciating pain every single day. I try not to show it to the people that are around me because I don't want anyone feeling sorry for me."

But his story is one of patience. Because after two and half months in the hospital, Sutherlin decided to come back to Westminster and onto the court he never had the chance to play on before the wreck.

Says Sutherlin, "I knew that I couldn't play football anymore, but I still had the passion for basketball as well. I felt like I could still do it."

Last season he made it back onto the court. Three years after the crash, Sutherlin got the ball behind the arc.

Says senior forward Ky Millard, "I mean everyone's yelling at him to shoot it."

Sutherlin says, "A soon as I hit it, it was like a deafening roar. The floor was shaking. Everybody on the bench was jumping up and down. It was one of the highlights of my life. I couldn't have asked for anything more than that, honestly."

Says Coach Mitchell, "The idea of what he went through to get to that point. It's just fantastic. It's been a huge success story."

Although he's eligible, Sutherlin's not playing on the team this season. But that doesn't mean he's gone away.

Junior forward Jake Vislay says, "So, basically he's just one of our coaches. If we're doing something wrong or we need some help in the game, he sits us to the side and tells us what we're doing wrong."

Sutherlin says, "I've done what I wanted to do. Last year was me accomplishing my goal."

Says Millard, "It really helps make you put more into it. Try to work harder to achieve the goals you want to achieve."

He now carries his survival story like the scars on his body. And a bracelet to remind him of the crash he says he doesn't regret.

Sutherlin says, "Regardless of my physical scares, I'm 100 percent okay emotionally. I'm 100 percent in mind and my spirit was never broken."

Teron is on pace to graduate in the fall. He also wears a bracelet that says buckle up. It's part of his message to others because he took his seat belt off. Just before the crash happened.