"Patience is key, as long as you have a purpose." — Rudy Ruettiger

At Notre Dame, even my statistics teacher wanted me to win.

People sometimes just need inspiration to keep moving along, whether it's going to Notre Dame and being rejected, or taking a long time to bring a sports movie and Hollywood together, which took a long time for 'Rudy.'

Now, I'm not positive 24 hours a day. I have my grieving moments. But when I go to a school to speak to a bunch of kids, I get pumped up.

Motivational speaking became my career. Who would ever have thought it?