Rudy Ruettiger

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

You don't die with a good message.

You got to learn to change your thoughts. Everybody can do it.

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

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

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.

Dont let people steal your dreams.

Dreams are good.

Never give up on what you can do.

I'm not a celebrity. I'm much more of a legacy. All things considered, I'd rather be a legacy.

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 always practiced like I expected to play.

My father became the man he wanted to be by allowing dreams and supporting his family's dreams.

I think every time I see a new audience, I get re-energized.

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

When you are happy, successful people want to be around you.

You don't quit on who you are.

I love Tom Brady because he's a Rudy. He was drafted low, worked hard.

Learn to work with the integrity of your vision, not for how much money you can make and the big house.

Talent doesn't win football games. But talent, heart and desire do. A good coach will recognize what's inside.

Dreaming is a lifetime occupation.

Getting what you want is only a problem if you have nowhere to go next.

The biggest thing is to keep getting up.

Don't let people tell you who you are or what you're going to be!

If you have a dream, you can achieve it. You just have to know how to get there.

Everyone needs a consequence to be successful.

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.

In life, you have to take advantage of what you've been given.

If you don't have anything to stand up for, you fall for everything.

It's cool to have courage.

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.

There's always a way to get where you want to go if you're willing to pay the price.

Big dreams bring all sorts of challenges. To meet them, you have to have character, courage and a commitment to contribute to your community.

Luck doesn't happen. You create it.

There's a limit to what each guy physically can do, but there's no limit on how far you go.

Sometimes you've got to fail to learn.

I have no status or stardom. I was just willing to die for my dream.

The story of 'Rudy' has almost transcended me. I'm the representation, but there are so many people out there that identify with it.

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.'

I was inspired by self-help books.

I'm 5-foot-6.

There's a price to pay for greatness. The price to pay is doing the right thing.

You become what people say you are.

I listened to people who encouraged me and believed in me.

Too many of us let others' wrong perceptions of us influence how we see ourselves.

Eliminate the confusion in your life.

I knew I couldn't be a Heisman Trophy winner, but I could be the best I can be.

You control your behavior by controlling your thoughts.

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

Nothing's impossible.