Derrick Coleman

On a scale of 0-10, normal people range from about a seven, eight, or nine, without my hearing aids, I'm about a one or two.

Derrick Coleman

Football, basically, it gave me a sense of understanding of where I stand in this world, and it made me understand the world a lot better. In between those white lines, that's all that matters.

Derrick Coleman

If you have a disability, and you're letting that disability affect your performance, you make excuses, football was the first thing [where] I didn't want to make excuses for this. I just want to play.

Derrick Coleman

The biggest challenge was making sure the quarterback knows that I'm there, i'm yelling at him letting him know I'm in. That means you take an extra quick peek at me, that's all.

Derrick Coleman

That commercial basically let me know that I'm not alone, everybody has problems. But yet we still do what we love to do. And I was just like, I need to take this to another level.

Derrick Coleman

I need to make sure everybody knows they're not alone, i want to build a community where everybody's picking each other up.

Derrick Coleman

People say, you're an inspiration by the things you do, and I tell them you can be an inspiration, too, just by being yourself. You don't need to be me, you don't need to be anybody else. Just be who you are.

Derrick Coleman