Alright, so listen up, y’all. We’re gonna talk about this fella, Rudy, and that fancy quarterback, Joe Montana. You know, the movie? Yeah, that one. Folks been yappin’ about it forever, so let’s set the record straight, or at least as straight as this old woman can get it.
Rudy, Rudy, What a Story!
So this Rudy fella, he wanted to play football for Notre Dame somethin’ fierce. Bless his heart, he wasn’t the smartest cookie in the jar, grades weren’t so good, see? Notre Dame, they said “No way, Jose!” But Rudy, he was stubborn as a mule. Kept tryin’ and tryin’, went to some other college nearby, then finally, they let him in. Took him four tries, mind you. Four!
Now, the movie, it makes it all dramatic and such. Says the whole crowd was chantin’ his name, folks throwin’ their jerseys and whatnot. But that Joe Montana, he was on the team too, you know? He says it wasn’t quite like that. Says it was a movie, after all, not the gospel truth. Crowd wasn’t chantin’, jerseys weren’t flyin’. Makes ya think, don’t it? Maybe they spiced things up a bit for the big screen.
- Rudy wasn’t a good student.
- He tried four times to get into Notre Dame.
- Joe Montana says the movie isn’t completely true.
Joe Montana, The Big Shot Quarterback
Then there’s Joe Montana. Now he was a star, a real fancy pants quarterback. Notre Dame, they wanted him bad, gave him a scholarship and all. And why’d he pick Notre Dame? Well, his hero, Terry Hanratty, went there, so that’s where Joe wanted to go too. Simple as that, I guess. He was good, real good. Went on to be a big deal in the football world, you know, the kind they talk about on the TV.
Movie Magic vs. Real Life
So here’s the thing. The movie “Rudy,” it’s a feel-good story, right? About a little fella with a big dream. And it’s inspiring, sure is. But it ain’t the whole truth, not by a long shot. Joe Montana, he played with Rudy, he knows. He says it wasn’t all cheering and jersey throwing. It was football, real life football. Tough, gritty, and not always as pretty as they make it out to be in the movies.
What Happened After?
Well, Rudy, he didn’t become a football star, but he did alright. He started talking to folks, motivatin’ ’em, you know? Wrote a book, told his story. Even got himself baptized into some church out in Utah. Good for him, I say. And Joe Montana? Well, he’s still Joe Montana, the famous quarterback. People still talk about him, still admire him.
The Long and Short of It
So, what’s the takeaway here? I reckon it’s this: movies are movies, and life is life. Sometimes they match up, sometimes they don’t. Rudy’s story is a good one, even if it’s a bit gussied up for Hollywood. And Joe Montana, he tells it like it is. He was there, he saw it, and he ain’t afraid to speak his mind. That’s the kind of honesty I appreciate, you know? No frills, just the plain truth, as far as he remembers it.
And that’s all I gotta say about that. Don’t go believin’ everything you see on the TV, and don’t let nobody tell you your dreams ain’t worth chasin’, even if you gotta try four times to get there.
Now, go on, get outta here, you bother me enough.
Tags: [Rudy Ruettiger, Joe Montana, Notre Dame, Football, Movie, Truth, Inspiration, Motivation, Sports]
