Famous Rudy Ruettiger Quotes: Rudy Ruettiger is a former football player and motivational speaker known for determination and perseverance. His words inspire courage and self-belief. They encourage people to overcome obstacles and achieve goals through hard work.
“There’s a price to pay for greatness. The price to pay is doing the right thing.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I just wanted to be a part of Notre Dame. The school and I have a great relationship.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I never put a time limit on my dream.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I just want to let people know, ‘Be what you want to be.'” — Rudy Ruettiger
“My father became the man he wanted to be by allowing dreams and supporting his family’s dreams.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“If you have the dream, the belief and the faith, you can go anywhere.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I always practiced like I expected to play.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You can do anything in 10 minutes.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“For a lot of people, I was a below-average guy who broke through a wall.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Character is the key to your success. Inspiration is key.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Retail employees are the underdogs or ‘Rudy’ of the work force. They start off at the bottom trying to gain experience, but rarely expect a good wage, a good experience or any career mobility. We need to change that mindset.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Talent doesn’t win football games. But talent, heart and desire do. A good coach will recognize what’s inside.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“When you focus on your dreams, great things happen.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I don’t look at it like I’m a legend.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“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.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“People say I’m a pain in the rear, but we surrender to people who say we are pains the rear.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Don’t let people tell you who you are or what you’re going to be!” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I love Tom Brady because he’s a Rudy. He was drafted low, worked hard.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“God has a funny way of giving you the answer when you get your mind away from goofy things.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“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.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“It’s not an easy thing going to Hollywood and saying, ‘Hey, make my movie.'” — Rudy Ruettiger
“My story was not a football story. My story was more about going against the odds of what life was handing me.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You don’t have to be an All-American. You just have to have character and courage, and I take that message very seriously.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“People always need to hear good motivational speeches.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Follow your dreams. It’s always too early to quit.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“When people get inspired they go out and do things to make them who they want to be.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Dreaming is a lifetime occupation.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Learn to work with the integrity of your vision, not for how much money you can make and the big house.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“We accomplish what we do in our lives in spite of the joy stealers.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“My main message to kids is to have confidence and believe in yourself.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Don’t be a taker, be a giver, because when you give you get back.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“People sometimes just need inspiration to keep moving along, whether it’s going to Notre Dame and being rejected, or taking a long time to bring a sports movie and Hollywood together, which took a long time for ‘Rudy.'” — Rudy Ruettiger
“A lot of people take things for granted.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Give kids the chance to be champions.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Big dreams bring all sorts of challenges. To meet them, you have to have character, courage and a commitment to contribute to your community.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“There are two kinds of people. There are the ones who believe in your dreams and there are the ones who think it’s their job to crush those dreams.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“People didn’t understand my passion. I dreamt big. I saw myself playing at Notre Dame. I saw myself in a classroom.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You’ve got to eliminate the confusion in your life. And eliminate the excuses.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“If you have a dream, you can achieve it. You just have to know how to get there.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Face life’s obstacles and never give up on your dreams.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You see, my movie isn’t about football, or about Notre Dame. It’s about hope, about the human spirit.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Don’t let people steal your confidence and tell you what you can’t do because I’m living proof that you can overcome all the obstacles.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You don’t quit on who you are.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I had no money, no grades, no athletic ability. Nothing but hope.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“It’s fun to be excited because all the negative people stay away.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“When you have a big vision, if you focus on that vision, you’ll get it. But most people quit because it gets too hard.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“What I really wanted more than anything was to be part of something.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“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.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You don’t quit just because the odds are against you.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“The biggest thing is to keep getting up.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I can’t tell you how many times someone has written me and said, ‘I became a doctor because of you’ or ‘I became a dancer because of you.'” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I quit hanging around people who made me feel bad.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“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.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“At Notre Dame, even my statistics teacher wanted me to win.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“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.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I want to help people be positive.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You want people to have a positive outlook on life. No matter what they go through, there’s hope. I represent that message.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You’re never, ever too old to catch your dream.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“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.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Getting what you want is only a problem if you have nowhere to go next.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Patience is key, as long as you have a purpose.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“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.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“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.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I think every time I see a new audience, I get re-energized.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Too many of us let others’ wrong perceptions of us influence how we see ourselves.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Everyone needs a consequence to be successful.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Luck doesn’t happen. You create it.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“When you are happy, successful people want to be around you.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I’m not a celebrity. I’m much more of a legacy. All things considered, I’d rather be a legacy.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“If you want to go after something, just do it.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Nothing’s impossible.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I listened to people who encouraged me and believed in me.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“The story of ‘Rudy’ has almost transcended me. I’m the representation, but there are so many people out there that identify with it.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“There’s always a way to get where you want to go if you’re willing to pay the price.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“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.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Never give up on what you can do.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Everyone has a dream. If you don’t have one, someone took it from you. Take it back.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“When you’re focused, you don’t hear the crowd noises, you only hear what you need to hear.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I have no status or stardom. I was just willing to die for my dream.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“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.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Dreams are good.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You got to learn to change your thoughts. Everybody can do it.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You control your behavior by controlling your thoughts.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You become what people say you are.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Sometimes you’ve got to fail to learn.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“It’s cool to have courage.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Attitude plays a big part in your life and how you measure your dreams.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I wanted to bring that message to people that you can change at any time once you decide to make that change.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“You don’t die with a good message.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I knew I couldn’t be a Heisman Trophy winner, but I could be the best I can be.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I’m 5-foot-6.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“There’s a limit to what each guy physically can do, but there’s no limit on how far you go.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“If you don’t have anything to stand up for, you fall for everything.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“To my father, Notre Dame represented the underdogs of the world, the Italians, and the Polish people. I told him that one day I would play football for Notre Dame and worked hard to make that dream come true.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Motivational speaking became my career. Who would ever have thought it?” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Don’t let people steal your dreams.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“Eliminate the confusion in your life.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“I was inspired by self-help books.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“In life, you have to take advantage of what you’ve been given.” — Rudy Ruettiger
“When I was growing up, my father would gather all of his children, seven brothers and seven sisters, around the television set and we would religiously watch every time Notre Dame played.” — Rudy Ruettiger