Rudy Monologues

Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.

You're 5 foot nothin', 100 and nothin', and you have barely a speck of athletic ability. And you hung in there with the best college football players in the land for 2 years. And you're gonna walk outta here with a degree from the University of Notre Dame. In this life, you don't have to prove nothin' to nobody but yourself. And after what you've gone through, if you haven't done that by now, it ain't gonna never happen. Now go on back.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey what are you doing here don't you have pratice?

Oh, well since when are you the quitting kind?

So you didn't make the dress list, there are greater tragies in the world.

PROVE WHAT?

Oh you are so full of crap. Your five foot nothin', a hundred and nothin' and hardly have a spec of athletic ability and you hung in with the best college football team in the land for two years, and you were also going to walk out of here with a degree from the University of Norte Dame in this life time you don't have to prove nothing to nobody except yourself and after what you gone through if you haven't done that by now, it aint gonna never happen, now go on back.

Hell I've seen too many games in this Stadium.

I've never seen a game from the stands.

I rode the Bench for two years thought I wasn't being played because of my color I got filled up with a lot of attitude so I quit, still not a week goes by I don't regret it, and I guarantee a week won't go by in your life you won't regret walking out letting them get the best of you. Do you hear me clear enough?

I rode the bench for two years. Thought I wasn't being played because of my color, I got filled up with a lotta attitude. So I quit. Still not a week goes by I don't regret it. And I guarantee a week won't go by in your life you won't regret walking out, letting them get the best of ya. You hear me clear enough?

You got your head so far up your ass about that damn football team, you don't get the fact that you just got a year of top quality education! Waste? Quit wasting my time!

I'm desperate. If I don't get in next semester, it's over. Notre Dame doesn't accept senior transfers.

Who cares what kind of job I did if it doesn't produce results? It doesn't mean anything.

Maybe I haven't prayed enough.

If I've done everything I possibly can, can you help me?

We're gonna go inside, we're gonna go outside, inside and outside. We're gonna get 'em on the run boys and once we get 'em on the run we're gonna keep 'em on the run. And then we're gonna go go go go go go and we're not gonna stop til we get across that goalline. This is a team they say is… is good, well I think we're better than them. They can't lick us, so what do you say men?

Coach I just wanted to thank you for letting be a part of this football program this year.

But I've come to realize that God made some people out to be football players and that I'm not one of them.

Yea, I have this wish to let my father watch one of his sons play football for the Irish and I was wondering if I could possibly dress for one game next season?

No its for everyone who told me that being a Norte Dame Football player would be impossible. My brothers, the guys I work with at the mill they can't come to practice and see that I am a part of this team.

Not anymore I quit.

I don't know I just don't see the point anymore.

I wanted to run out of that Tunnell for my dad to prove to everyone that I worked...

That I was somebody.I'm sorry I never got you to see your first game in here.

I thought you said you never saw a game...

You were a player?

I've been ready for this my whole life!