Rudy Ruettiger

Give kids the chance to be champions.

— Rudy Ruettiger

For a lot of people, I was a below-average guy who broke through a wall.

— 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

I wanted to bring that message to people that you can change at any time once you decide to make that change.

— Rudy Ruettiger

To my father, Notre Dame represented the underdogs of the world, the Italians, and the Polish people. I told him that one…

— 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…

— Rudy Ruettiger

Everyone needs a consequence to be successful.

— Rudy Ruettiger

I never put a time limit on my dream.

— Rudy Ruettiger

You can do anything in 10 minutes.

— Rudy Ruettiger

Character is the key to your success. Inspiration is key.

— Rudy Ruettiger

What I really wanted more than anything was to be part of something.

— Rudy Ruettiger

There are two kinds of people. There are the ones who believe in your dreams and there are the ones who think…

— Rudy Ruettiger

You see, my movie isn't about football, or about Notre Dame. It's about hope, about the human spirit.

— Rudy Ruettiger

I quit hanging around people who made me feel bad.

— 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

Everyone has a dream. If you don't have one, someone took it from you. Take it back.

— 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

God has a funny way of giving you the answer when you get your mind away from goofy things.

— Rudy Ruettiger

Football really was my salvation in high school. For some kids it's art. For some it's music. For me, it was strapping…

— Rudy Ruettiger

You don't die with a good message.

— Rudy Ruettiger

If you want to go after something, just do it.

— Rudy Ruettiger

I don't look at it like I'm a legend.

— Rudy Ruettiger

Quit making excuses. What we're really talking about here is commitment. Until you make a commitment to your dream, it's not a…

— Rudy Ruettiger

Focus on your dream and never quit. It is always too soon to quit. If you quit, you can't succeed. By achieving…

— Rudy Ruettiger

When you're focused, you don't hear the crowd noises, you only hear what you need to hear.

— Rudy Ruettiger