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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Rudy Ruettiger: Inspiration For The Film Rudy | #ThePlaybook 198

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Rudy Ruettiger, motivational speaker and inspiration for the film Rudy, discusses: [4:51] Why getting inspired is a prerequisite for achieving your dreams and how he was inspired by the movie Rocky [8:29] How to better connect with others by practicing patience and refining your message [9:44] Why he didn’t let getting blown off by screenwriter Angelo Pizzo stop him from making the movie [16:25] How he handled being given 48 hours to secure approval from Notre Dame in order to make the movie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On this episode of the playbook I have Rudy Rudiger, one of my heroes and the inspiration behind the movie Rudy, one of my favorites, an incredible motivational speaker.

0:09.5

And we are going to discuss how not to compare yourself to others and most of all every

0:15.8

underdog has their day. Let's learn about Dave Melter and Rudy Rudinger.

0:21.0

Rudy Rudy Rudy Rudy here on the playbook.

0:25.0

This is Entrepreneurs The Playbook,

0:28.0

where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities,

0:32.0

and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional

0:35.6

playbook to success and what made them champions on the field and in the board room.

0:41.6

I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing, David Melzer.

0:46.8

All right, this is Dave Melzer with entrepreneurs of the playbook and I have to tell you this,

0:50.8

I have my hero here. And Rudy W hero here and we sat here for 15 minutes

0:55.1

talking about people don't either like or dislike or love or dislove you they

1:00.7

don't understand the love hate of Rudy Rutie Rutiger they don't understand the love, hate of Rudy Ruttiger.

1:03.4

They don't understand the message.

1:05.4

That's the key, and the message is the title that you told me to call you, which is the

1:09.6

guy goes around uplifting everyone.

1:11.7

I'm going to tell you this right now. We talked about what the movie

1:15.2

means, but to me it wasn't the movie and although they portrayed a great story, to me and I obviously am built like you I'm blessed and I like your shirt thank you I

1:26.3

like the suit but you changed my life and the fact that when things got tough right people

1:32.4

think about Rudy or to think about Rocky.

1:34.7

Yeah, right? And I know they're just movies, but you live the fact that you didn't quit.

1:39.9

Well, you know, David, you, we quit, we do quit. We have to quit on certain things.

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