What great speeches have made an impact on you?

Do you recall a speech that made an impact on your emotions? Something that inspired you, made you laugh, or gave you exciting insights? Listed below are some of my favorites. Among these you'll see three categories of speeches: political, sports and film. Simply click on the link, and the audio recording should launch within a few seconds.

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Abraham Lincoln - Gettysburg Address - by Johnny Cash

 
 

 

 

Martin Luther King Jr. - I Have A Dream

Martin Luther King Jr - Committment to Non-violence

 
 

 

 

Robert F. Kennedy - Assassination of Martin Luther King

 
 

 

 

Franklin D Roosevelt - All We Have To Fear Is Fear Itself

Franklin D Roosevelt - D-Day Prayer

 
 

 

 

John F Kennedy -  Man On The Moon

John F Kennedy - Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You

John F. Kennedy - 1963 Civil Rights Speech

John F. Kennedy - On Cuba

Marilyn Monroe - Happy Birthday to JFK

 
 

 

 

Mahatma Gandhi - Spiritual Message

 
 

 

 

Winston Churchill - Do Your Worst, We Will Do Our Best

Winston Churchill - Fight on the Beaches

Winston Churchill - Never Surrender

 
 

 

 

Neil Armstrong - The Moon Landing

 
 

 

 

Dwight D Eisenhower  D-Day

 
 

 

 

Ronald Reagan - Evil Empire

Ronald Reagan - Inaugural Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vince Lombardi motivational speech

Vince Lombardi Steps Down

 
 

 

 

Lou Holtz - Ya Gotta Believe Speech at Notre Dame

 
 

 

 

Muhammad Ali

 
 

 

 

Babe Ruth - Farewell To Baseball

 
 

 

 

Jimmy Valvano - Don't Give Up

 
 

 

 

Lou Gehrig - Farewell Speech

 
 

 

 

Knute Rockne - Famous Lockerroom Speech - Notre Dame Football

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Braveheart - Freedom speech

 
 

 

 

James Earl Jones -  Field Of Dreams Baseball Speech

 
 

 

 

Gladiator - Maximus Decimus Meridius

Gladiator - Russel Crowe - Cavalry Speech

 
 

 

 

John Wayne - Taps

 
 

 

 

Patton - Openning Speech

 
 

 

 

Rudy - Norte Dame Football

 
 

 

 

Seinfeld's Kramer doing the Movie Fone

 
 

 

 

Tom Cruise & Jack Nicholson - Few Good Men

 
 

 

 

Chuck Missler - Why I Believe In Jesus Christ

 
 

 

 

Al Pacino - Any Given Sunday - Peace With Inches

Al Pacino - Scent Of A Women Speech

 
 

 

 

Animal House - John Belushi - Pep Talk

 
 

 

 

Independence Day - Presidents Speech

 
 

 

 

Chevy Chase - Clark Griswold

 
 

 

 

Coach Boone Gettysburg - Remember The Titans

 
 

 

 

Boiler Room - Ben Affleck - Act As If Speech

 
 

 

 

Yoda - "Do, or do not. There is no try."