Rudy Ruettiger, the inspiration behind one of the greatest sports movies in history ... the movie "RUDY", joins the podcast to talk about his journey as a walk-on and the successes that followed. 

A former walk-on for the Notre Dame Football program from 1974 to 1976, Rudy is the epitome of what walk-ons represent and what walk-ons around the world embody. 

In PT.1, Rudy & Noah discuss: 

- 27 years to play 27 seconds 
- How being dyslexic impacted Rudy 
- Why forgiving is the secret sauce 
- Mistreatment he dealt with 
- Being around winners & who the real losers are 
- Developing charter schools for skillsets 
-Stigma around walk-ons 

....Quotes from Sylvester Stallone & Kobe Bryant about Rudy....getting rid of doubt & fear.....clearing your mind from the clutter.....getting a gameplan.....& so much more! 

PT.2 to follow next week with more about the making of the movie "RUDY" and how it all came together....his role on the set of the movie....interasctions with actor Sean Astin.....debunking comments from Joe Montana about the movie....current ND football state.....Brian Kelly leaving....so much more! 

Rudy Ruettiger, the inspiration behind one of the greatest sports movies in history ... the movie "RUDY", joins the podcast to talk about his journey as a walk-on and the successes that followed. A former walk-on for the Notre Dame Football program from 1974 to 1976, Rudy is the epitome of what walk-ons represent and what walk-ons around the world embody. In PT.1, Rudy &amp; Noah discuss: - 27 years to play 27 seconds - How being dyslexic impacted Rudy - Why forgiving is the secret sauce - Mistreatment he dealt with - Being around winners &amp; who the real losers are - Developing charter schools for skillsets -Stigma around walk-ons ....Quotes from Sylvester Stallone &amp; Kobe Bryant about Rudy....getting rid of doubt &amp; fear.....clearing your mind from the clutter.....getting a gameplan.....&amp; so much more! PT.2 to follow next week with more about the making of the movie "RUDY" and how it all came together....his role on the set of the movie....interasctions with actor Sean Astin.....debunking comments from Joe Montana about the movie....current ND football state.....Brian Kelly leaving....so much more!

THE STORIES OF THE WALK-ONS! With insight into the world of college sports and beyond, WTZ features current and former college walk-ons who reflect on their personal experiences and journeys in the role of a walk-on; expressing the role it played for them in their life. Talking about what they took away from those invaluable experiences that led them into their careers and just what the experience ultimately did for them to help shape their growth mindsets and perspectives on life and themselves. The show is hosted by former college basketball walk-on, Noah Buono.

THE STORIES OF THE WALK-ONS! With insight into the world of college sports and beyond, WTZ features current and former college walk-ons who reflect on their personal experiences and journeys in the role of a walk-on; expressing the role it played for them in their life. Talking about what they took away from those invaluable experiences that led them into their careers and just what the experience ultimately did for them to help shape their growth mindsets and perspectives on life and themselves. The show is hosted by former college basketball walk-on, Noah Buono.

WalkieTalkieZ Podcast

WTZ Pod is here to highlight the journeys of current and former college walk-ons and their experiences in that role. CEO’s who were walk-ons, business owners that were walk-ons, or the walk-on that broke through the barrier that wasn’t supposed to or wasn’t picked to. How being a walk-on and having to start from the complete bottom to find their success helped shape their mentalities and perspectives on life. The slept on, the overlooked, the hardest workers, the underdogs.

WTZ Pod is here to highlight the journeys of current and former college walk-ons and their experiences in that role. CEO&rsquo;s who were walk-ons, business owners that were walk-ons, or the walk-on that broke through the barrier that wasn&rsquo;t supposed to or wasn&rsquo;t picked to. How being a walk-on and having to start from the complete bottom to find their success helped shape their mentalities and perspectives on life. The slept on, the overlooked, the hardest workers, the underdogs.

EP #18 | RUDY RUETTIGER - Notre Dame FB Walk-on | PT.1

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7f6e3a6b-a6d9-4ef8-b266-af02011b831b/transcript