Steele: RUDY Are you ready champ? Rudy: I've been ready for this my whole life. Steele: Then you take us out on the field. Fortune: You're 5 foot nothin', 100 and nothin', and you have nearly a speck of athletic ability. And you hung in there with the best college football team 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. Father Cavanaugh: Son, in 35 years of religious study, I have only come up with two hard incontrovertible facts: there is a God, and I'm not Him. Dan Devine: No one, and I mean no one, comes into our house and pushes us around. Dan Devine: You already know this but this is the most important game of your lives, no excuses do the work. Our lady of victory
[all] Dan Devine: PRAY FOR US. Rudy: Were gonna go inside, were gonna go outside, inside and outside. Were gonna get 'em on the run boys and once we get 'em on the run were gonna keep 'em on the run. And then were gonna go go go go go go and were not gonna stop til we get across that goalline. This is a team they say is....... is good, well I think were better than them. They cant lick us, so what do you say men? D-Bob: We've had a hell of a goddamn run haven't we? Rudy: Mary, Mary quite contrary. What makes your garden grow? D-Bob: Remember Elza? We're engaged. Ain't that goddamn something? Elza: Dennis! D-Bob: Oh yeah, I ain't allowed to say "goddamn" no more. Rudy: You're the only one who ever took me seriously, Pete. Pete: Well, you know what my dad always said, Having dreams is what makes life tolerable. D-Bob: What's a lapsed Catholic to do? Frank: As long as my brother talks this crazy Notre Dame shit, he deserves anything that comes his way! Rudy: This entire year's been a waste! I've just blown another year of eligibility! Fortune: 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! Daniel: You're a Ruettiger! There's nothing in the world wrong with being a Ruettiger! Frank: If you are a part of that team, then my opinion of Notre Dame football just hit the shits! Frank: That semester at junior college sure didn't make you any smarter. Daniel: [Upon entering Notre Dame Stadium] This is the most beautiful sight these eyes have ever seen! Frank: Ara again? You gonna get an autographed picture and kiss it every night before you go to bed? Rudy: What is your problem? Frank: Or maybe he'll give you permission to wipe his ass. D-Bob: Are you learning stenography or something? Everything he's mouthing is in the goddamn book. Rudy: I gotta make an 'A' in this class. D-Bob: Just remember "Sits-en-laben" and it shouldn't be a problem. Pete: Hey, you were a pretty big Notre Dame fan! Frank: Yeah, and I used to collect baseball cards too!