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" In middle school, I had the best math teacher I've ever had, and he was deaf... and I felt inspired by him. I knew from then on that I wanted to be a math teacher. "

Nyle DiMarco

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Sense

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" I started to realize that there are a lot of people who are unaware of deaf culture, and I've been given a great platform to reframe the deaf community. "

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Nyle DiMarco

Change

Person

" I feel the need to reframe our community positively and better deaf youth's lives, and with the 'DWTS' platform, I can - but it's not enough until I win. "

" My passion, personally, is being my true self while inspiring young people who are struggling with their identities to love themselves for who they are. "

" I got my mathematics degree because I wanted to teach deaf children math. "

" I do not like fancy or chain restaurants. I live for local spots. "

Nyle DiMarco

Fancy

Spots

" Since I knew my deaf identity since birth, it wasn't hard for me to be comfortable, confident, and independent in a hearing world. "

" It's one of the reasons I want to do 'Dancing with the Stars': it's a platform to educate. "

" I feel like I can see the music and can see how the character of the music actually flows. For me, that's music to my eyes. "

" I'm ready to take the world by storm and have them look at me and say, 'Deaf people can dance.' "

Nyle DiMarco

World

Storm

" I want to use my celebrity for good. "

" I love it when I surprise photographers that, despite the fact that I am deaf, I am capable of meeting their vision. I love it that I can read their body language and know what they do not like and what they do like. "

" Right after college, I was trying to figure out what to do. Teach? Act? Model? Do PR for the deaf community? And now I'm doing all I dreamed of and more. "

" My message to my deaf community is that we can redefine anything however we want. Anything is re-definable only if we believe and work hard for it. "

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Nyle DiMarco

Community

Growing Up

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" I'm really excited to educate the world about what deaf people can do. "

" There is research proving that deaf people have increased visual abilities. "

" American Sign Language requires a lot of facial and body expression. "

" I was doing a little modeling on the side. Then 'ANTM' found me on social media, and it pretty much flipped my life around, all for the better. "

" I have my own foundation, Nyle DiMarco Foundation, and it focuses on bettering deaf youths' lives. "

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" I love to cook breakfast. I am a morning person. "