Words matter. These are the best Rudy Ruettiger Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
There’s a price to pay for greatness. The price to pay is doing the right thing.
I quit hanging around people who made me feel bad.
God has a funny way of giving you the answer when you get your mind away from goofy things.
I listened to people who encouraged me and believed in me.
When people get inspired they go out and do things to make them who they want to be.
It’s cool to have courage.
Attitude plays a big part in your life and how you measure your dreams.
In life, you have to take advantage of what you’ve been given.
People always need to hear good motivational speeches.
When you are happy, successful people want to be around you.
I never put a time limit on my dream.
I was a great practice player. I knew I wasn’t going to play, but I wanted to do my part in helping the rest of the team prepare for the games.
Give kids the chance to be champions.
You can do anything in 10 minutes.
Getting what you want is only a problem if you have nowhere to go next.
You don’t quit on who you are.
My friends always told me I was short, dumb and ugly. And you know what, I believed them. But when you change your friends, you change your attitude.
Everyone has a dream. If you don’t have one, someone took it from you. Take it back.
Too many of us let others’ wrong perceptions of us influence how we see ourselves.
I just wanted to be a part of Notre Dame. The school and I have a great relationship.
I’m not a celebrity. I’m much more of a legacy. All things considered, I’d rather be a legacy.
How could God give me a dream, a dream of going to Notre Dame, a dream of becoming somebody, and I’m a dummy, I’m nobody.
You don’t die with a good message.
I was always the underdog. See, I’d fight guys bigger than me. In boxing, it’s not how good you are; it’s how tough you are.
Never give up on what you can do.
If you have a dream, you can achieve it. You just have to know how to get there.
I think every time I see a new audience, I get re-energized.
Follow your dreams. It’s always too early to quit.
You don’t quit just because the odds are against you.
If you have the dream, the belief and the faith, you can go anywhere.
I wanted to bring that message to people that you can change at any time once you decide to make that change.
Sometimes you’ve got to fail to learn.
We accomplish what we do in our lives in spite of the joy stealers.
You want people to have a positive outlook on life. No matter what they go through, there’s hope. I represent that message.
I want to help people be positive.
The only reason I wanted to go to college was so I could go to Notre Dame, and so after I graduate from Notre Dame I could go to heaven.
My story was not a football story. My story was more about going against the odds of what life was handing me.
The story of ‘Rudy’ has almost transcended me. I’m the representation, but there are so many people out there that identify with it.
Big dreams bring all sorts of challenges. To meet them, you have to have character, courage and a commitment to contribute to your community.
When you’re focused, you don’t hear the crowd noises, you only hear what you need to hear.
That’s another question I get all the time: ‘Hey, Rudy, how the hell could you even afford to go to college?’ The G.I. Bill.
People say I’m a pain in the rear, but we surrender to people who say we are pains the rear.
If you want to go after something, just do it.
Learn to work with the integrity of your vision, not for how much money you can make and the big house.
There’s always a way to get where you want to go if you’re willing to pay the price.
I have no status or stardom. I was just willing to die for my dream.
You don’t have to be an All-American. You just have to have character and courage, and I take that message very seriously.
Dont let people steal your dreams.
I always practiced like I expected to play.
I think my story captured a wonderful feeling inside all of us. It’s a dream that we can all do it. It’s all possible.
I knew I couldn’t be a Heisman Trophy winner, but I could be the best I can be.
When you believe in yourself, you’ll believe in all the signs the good Lord is telling us. You expect yourself to do well, and you expect to do something great.
It’s not an easy thing going to Hollywood and saying, ‘Hey, make my movie.’
My main message to kids is to have confidence and believe in yourself.
If you try to beat the other guy, you probably won’t win. But if you try to be the best you can be and compete against yourself, you’ll win every time.
You see, my movie isn’t about football, or about Notre Dame. It’s about hope, about the human spirit.
Everyone needs a consequence to be successful.
If you don’t have anything to stand up for, you fall for everything.
What I really wanted more than anything was to be part of something.
Now, I’m not positive 24 hours a day. I have my grieving moments. But when I go to a school to speak to a bunch of kids, I get pumped up.
