Rudy

My Story

By: Rudy Ruettiger, Mark Dagostino

Narrated by: Daniel Butler

Rudy became the inspiration for millions when a Hollywood film depicting his journey as a Notre Dame football player became one of the most influential sports movies ever made. In Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger's only autobiography, go behind the scenes to experience the heartache, triumph, and glory through Rudy's own eyes, and learn details of the ten years it took to get the movie made. For the first time, the real Rudy shares his story of floundering through school with undiagnosed dyslexia and finding himself mixed up with a rough and rowdy crowd. "Football was my salvation in high school," Rudy believes, and while he dreamed of playing for Notre Dame, he never believed he was smart enough to make it to the elite group of higher education. A poignant and high-energy storyteller, Rudy details failures and pitfalls along the way. He explains the persistence and determination it took to get accepted to Notre Dame, to suit up and play for twenty-seven glorious seconds, and to see the dream of his movie become a reality. Rudy is truly a real-life testament to the old adage that it is not how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up again. He will motivate you to discover your own dreams and to them with unrelenting faith that anything is possible.

Worth reading if you have seen the movie

I highly recommend this if you have seen the movie
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Good book go Irish

never give up

I have always loved this movie and the book is even better. Truly encouraging to see Rudy accomplish his dreams

Great story

I was so thrilled that the movie was so close to the actual real thing.

Feel Good

Definitely a feel good story. I love the way Rudy made sense of the school system... I had similar experiences in school that I had yet to figure out till I read this. I love how he just walked towards all those goals like there was nothing to lose. I love how he talks about how rough it was, how so many things didn't work out from time to time, how the leeches showed up at every corner when he was trying to launch his movie... even a priest was trying to blackmail him! He persevered in spite of it all. My review doesn't touch all the wonderful things I got from this book.

Joliet stories

The personal anecdotes were great. It really captured “the spirit of Rudy”.
The first few chapters were a bit heavy on all the Notre Dame love. Could have shortened that up a bit. But hey, there’s a lot to like about ND.
We met up with Danny at the ND bookstore in October ‘23. I think he was there for a book signing. Still looks young as I remember him at a wrestling practice in HS at JCHS.