Mateus Quotes in Rudy (1993)

Mateus: [at practice, Rudy remains on the ground after being pummeled on a block by Mateus] Hey, little buddy, you all right?

Coach Yonto: Ruettiger, get out!

Rudy: [springs up, refusing to be taken out] I can do it, coach!

Rudy: [play is run again, but Mateus refuses to block Rudy. Rudy confronts Mateus loudly] What are you doing? I'm playing defense for Purdue!

Coach Yonto: Mateus!

[grabs his facemask]

Coach Yonto: You ain't here to be no nanny in no kindergarten!

Mateus: Hey man, I just want to say sorry about what I said at practice.

Rudy: Don't be sorry.

Mateus: Do you understand that if you don't cool it out there you're going to get yourself killed?

Rudy: If I cool it out there, then I won't be helping you guys win next week's game. Got it?

Mateus: Yeah, I got it.

Jamie O'Hara: He's just a showboat, man. That's all he's about.

Steele: Relax, Jamie, he's just doing his job.