Rutgers retires Eric LeGrand's No. 52 jersey

"There are 1.5 million people who are paralyzed with some sort of injury," LeGrand added. "People don't know about them, I'm their voice. I see people working

Eric LeGrand saw his number retired three years after suffering a life-altering spinal cord injury :: Mel Evans/AP

"There are 1.5 million people who are paralyzed with some sort of injury," LeGrand added. "People don't know about them, I'm their voice. I see people working hard every day who don't have the notoriety. People are wishing to be in my situation, which is hard to believe, because of my notoriety."