"Walk-On Island" is a true American success story straight from small-town Texas to big time college football.
It might take a miracle..
The only Challenge would be somehow getting to college on a part-time drummer\'s pay and an even longer shot of making a football team as a walk-on-player - so few chances, and so unlikely.
A scholarship would solve so many problems, but getting one was tough, and the odds were low.
Grades, a steady girl, and coaches who listened, inspired, and passed on the fire needed to excel in football if someone had the strength to block-out what Texas\' streets offered.
He even thought that he might just become the first person in his family to graduate from college, but then again, where would the money for that come from? Stability came to him in high school.
Along with the church, school provided Terrell a chance to excel and dream.
He beat them, no matter what it took.
Terrell never did put up with things that went wrong; he didn\'t endure them.
Members of the Douglas family were never victims; they were realists who met their challenges head-on.
When you face adversity, life, and death at a young age, it makes you a victim or tougher.
He stood firm.
There was a sliver of light that shone on a young man fighting the same dangerous elements thousands of other youngsters in town succumbed to.
There was family and the church\'s grounding, right across the street from his great grandma\'s house.
Against all odds, she pieced together the staples of life, starting with the most modest of goals; a roof over her family head and enough food for her three children.
His family moved when the rent was due, his father struggled with drug addiction demons, and his mother worked from dawn till dusk.
Terrell Douglas didn\'t have much chance of succeeding when he was growing up.
Like the best stories, it starts with a small child, some foggy dreams, and a whole lot of adversity. "Walk-On Island" is a true American success story straight from small-town Texas to big time college football
