whatever you want to do. he's been a marvelous example. >> did you feel like you had a disability when you were growing up? >> it wasn't really until i got to junior high and high school when i started realizing it's not a disability. it's an advantage. >> advantage? how? >> i can turn people on and off whenever i want. >> derrick coleman. >> they told me it couldn't be done. >> despite his talent on the field, it wasn't football that wonder rick national acclaim. it was a little commercial he made for duracell. >> 22 million views. can you believe that this thing went viral? >> no. >> what was it, do you think? >> everybody in the world got problems. they saw that somebody that has problems similar to them probably worse than them did whatever he possibly could to get a dream. >> i've been deaf since i was 3. so i didn't listen. >> it's a message that resonates. i get the impression that reaching out to kids is really