Quotes from 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.

I quit hanging around people who made me feel bad.

You don't quit just because the odds are against you.

You don't quit on who you are.

Don't be a taker, be a giver, because when you give you get back.

Motivational speaking became my career. Who would ever have thought it?

Never quit, don't ever, ever quit. Recognize that stopping now, regrouping to try a new approach isn't quitting. If you quit you'll regret it forever.

where we start in life doesn't define who we will become.

In life, it's not about how hard you get hit. It's about how many times you get back up and how hard you're willing to keep fighting for your dreams.

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

I had no money, no grades, no athletic ability. Nothing but hope.

A lot of people take things for granted.

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.

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.

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.'

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

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.

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

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.

When you achieve one dream, dream another. Getting what you want is only a problem if you have nowhere to go next. Dreaming is a lifetime occupation.

Do what you want, do what you need to get done. Find a way to do it.

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

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