Many people know the inspirational story of basketball superstar Kobe. He walked through the streets of Los Angeles at 4 a.m. every day to go to the training hall for physical training and shooting practice for more than ten years.
What everyone doesn't know is that Kobe worked so hard because he was greatly influenced by a person, this person is Daniel Rudy, the prototype character in the movie "Dream Pursuit".
Rudy has liked football since he was a child, but he is short, not strong enough, has no athletic talent, and has poor academic performance. In China, he is equivalent to a student who can't even pass a junior college entrance examination. He is such a most ordinary person. With unremitting efforts chasing his football dream.
Rudy's inspirational story was adapted into the movie "Chasing the Dream", inspiring countless Americans, including Kobe Bryant.
The seeds of dreams
Rudy was born into an ordinary working-class family. The whole family is football fans, especially the University of Notre Dame football team, watching every game broadcast.
As a child, Rudy had a dream to play football at Notre Dame after graduating high school.
This dream is ridiculed by everyone because Rudy has no talent in football, and his academic performance can't even get into a community college. He wants to visit Notre Dame University, but the teacher won't let him go because of his bad grades, saying that he is not Everyone has to go to college.
Friend Peter is the only one who believes in Rudy and has always encouraged and supported Rudy's dreams, he said, because dreams make life bearable.
Peter, however, died in a boiler leak. The death of Peter made Rudy grief-stricken, but he also understood that the world was impermanent. He decided to leave his hometown, leave his girlfriend, and go to the University of Notre Dame in his dreams.
At the farewell station, my father told Rudy that pursuing unrealistic dreams can only make you and those around you ache. Notre Dame is for smart, rich kids and great athletes, you don't belong there.
Rudy did not want to be the same as his father and brother, and he embarked on a dream-seeking journey without hesitation.
Second, the attack
Only dreams are not enough, you also need to take the initiative to do everything possible to put your dreams into action.
Rudy never gave up his efforts. He insisted on playing football and exercising. After graduating from high school, he has been working and saving money, making all preparations to realize his dream.
He asked the priest for a solution, and said to the priest, " I wanted to enter Notre Dame since I was a child, but everyone said it was impossible. All my life, others were saying what I could do and what I couldn't do. I have always listened to their words. Never want this again .
Impressed by Rudy's determination, the priest gave him a chance to study for a semester at the nearby Holy Cross Two-year Junior College. If he completes the credits, he will have the opportunity to continue his studies until he has a good grade. At that time, there will be an opportunity to apply to Notre Dame.
In addition to studying hard, he did not miss any opportunity to be close to the University of Notre Dame. He took the initiative to work for free at the University of Notre Dame stadium, and was familiar with every inch of the field he loved;
He approached the Notre Dame football coach, told his desire and effort, and that he was willing to do anything for the team;
He helped the teaching assistant to chase girls, and the teaching assistant helped him with his homework;
He posed as a Notre Dame student for a football logistics club;
He knows all the players on the Notre Dame football team by name, reciting every game by heart.
At the end of each semester, I applied for admission to the University of Notre Dame, failed three times, and was approved to transfer to the University of Notre Dame on the fourth time.
When his parents and family didn't believe him to join the Notre Dame football team, he took the initiative to apply to the coach, hoping to get a chance to officially play the game, and the coach gave him this opportunity.
Because of the change of coaches, he lost his original commitment, but with his love and persistence, he infected the players, and the players won him a chance to play.
3. Success brought by insensitivity
In my opinion, a very important reason why Rudy can realize his dream is that he has a super insensitive power.
The Japanese writer Junichi Watanabe summarized the five iron laws of insensitivity in the book "Insensitive Power":
1. Quickly forget unpleasant things; 2. Identify goals, and continue to challenge even if you fail; 3. Face gossip calmly; 4. Always be grateful for jealousy and satire; .
Like Xu Sanduo in "Soldier Assault" and Forrest Gump in "Forrest Gump", Rudy has an insensitive power that is different from ordinary people.
Rudy's brother has a super talent for football, but he cares too much about the evaluation of outsiders, too much about winning or losing, so he can only love football while giving up football, and finally do the factory job he hates.
Another insensitive person in the film is the groundskeeper who encouraged and helped Rudy. He was originally a member of the Notre Dame football team and sat on the bench for two years, thinking that he was a black talent and was not valued. Frustrated, he withdrew from the team, but regretted it for the rest of his life.
And Rudy's grandfather, unable to face his failure, left his wife and children and ran away from home without a word.
On the contrary, Rudy can face the rumors calmly, set goals, continue to challenge even if he fails, and can quickly forget unpleasant things, so he can always be self-consistent, stick to his dreams, and finally realize his dreams.
4. Unremitting efforts
With the blessing of dreams, initiative and insensitivity, Rudy's unremitting efforts finally paid off.
To outsiders, rugby is a very savage and violent sport, as brutal as war. Rudy entered the sparring team, simulated and practiced the opponent's play, and practiced with the official players.
Every practice, Rudy showed all his energy and practiced as hard as playing the Super Bowl, expecting the official team members to achieve the final victory.
Countless hits, countless injuries, and countless falls to get up.
His behavior was incomprehensible to the regular players and the other sparring players, because no one tried as hard as he did during training.
Just like Joey in "The Mind", with a lifelong dream of playing at the best jazz club in New York, Rudy's dream is to become a full-time Notre Dame football player and play.
The coach who had promised him to play resigned, and the new coach never gave him a chance to play. In desperation, he was ready to give up football.
The black logistics manager said to him, " You don't have any athletic skills at all, but you've been on the best college football team in the world for two years, and you'll get a diploma from Notre Dame. Man proves nothing, except to yourself. "
After listening to the administrator's words, Rudy returned to the training ground. He was greeted with applause from all his teammates. His devotion to love has inspired and encouraged many people.
The next scene is the most classic and touching. The regular players walked into the coach's office one by one, put their jerseys on the coach's desk and said, I want Rudy to play my position .
With more than ten years of unremitting efforts, Rudy earned himself the opportunity to play. In the final 27 seconds, he threw down his attacking opponent, and he was lifted off the court by his victorious teammates with a never-before-seen glory.
After 1975, no one at Notre Dame was carried off the field again.
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