Joe Soriano"Five foot nothing"
June 12th 2009 00:14
For anyone that ever had the dream of playing college football this movie is like The Bible. "Rudy" gives us all hope that what others consider to be just a dream or impossible one can make happen with enough determination and hard work. What makes me admire Rudy in this movie is that the road he took to step onto the field to play for Notre Dame was not an easy one but even more then that it was not a short one. For years this young man struggled to make it on the roster and everyone that he came across told him he could not do it.
Not only did he have to deal with the fact that he was severely undersized for the position he played, but he also had to overcome the fact that his grades were not up to par for such a prestigious school. It took him two years of studying and working out to be able to get into the school and even with all that to overcome he continued to work at it. Most of us have dreams of something we want to accomplish in this world but fail to reach it because we stop trying after the road gets too tough. For Rudy the road was tough right from the beginning and it only got tougher.
Now I would be remise if I did not mention that at one point he did want to give up, go home say that he tried his best. If it were not for his boss and friend who saw all that Rudy had given up in the hopes of putting on the green and gold, he would have. Sometimes in life, what it comes down to is not what we are doing in that moment, but what we have done up until then. If Rudy had not done everything he could have up until that moment then maybe Roc would have let him walk away but the fact was that he had already been an inspiration to those around him, his friend was not going to let him walk away without completing what had been the mission of his life to this point.
Of course we all know how it ends. Rudy gets in the game and even gets a sack. He gets carried off the field as if he is a hero and in fact he just may be. I know that term gets thrown around alot but if anyone can influence so many people simply by never giving up on his dream well that may be one of the most heroic things a lot of young kids see growing up. And if just one of them can duplicate the task I'm sure Rudy would be proud.
Not only did he have to deal with the fact that he was severely undersized for the position he played, but he also had to overcome the fact that his grades were not up to par for such a prestigious school. It took him two years of studying and working out to be able to get into the school and even with all that to overcome he continued to work at it. Most of us have dreams of something we want to accomplish in this world but fail to reach it because we stop trying after the road gets too tough. For Rudy the road was tough right from the beginning and it only got tougher.
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