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21st Jul 2015

Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort uses Dublin footballer’s quote in inspirational Facebook post

The Wolf of Ballyboden St Enda's

Joe Harrington

The Wolf of Ballyboden St Enda’s.

Jordan Belfort, who became a household name after Leonardo Di Caprio’s portrayal of him in The Wolf of Wall Street, is a fan of the Dublin footballers it seems.

The former stockbroker turned motivational speaker quoted former Footballer of the Year Michael Darragh MacAuley in his latest inspirational Facebook status update.

The topic he was writing about was “If I’d given up” and a line from MDMA was the first one Belfort posted.

"If I had given up basketball, I wouldn't be in an All Ireland final.” – All Star footballer Michael Darragh Macauley"…

Posted by Jordan Belfort, The Wolf Of Wall Street on Monday, July 20, 2015

Pretty cool.

We bet a lot of inter-county GAA teams wish he had given up.

Hat-tip to Gary O’Hare for sending it our way.

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