5 Unsuspecting Life Lessons From 'The Waterboy'
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5 Unsuspecting Life Lessons From 'The Waterboy'

Foosball is not for the devil.

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5 Unsuspecting Life Lessons From 'The Waterboy'
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A lot of people have strong feelings about Adam Sandler movies; either you love them or hate them. I fall into the category of people who could watch them over and over again and laugh just as hard as I did the first time. I also was #blessed with the ability to quote 'The Waterboy' like no other and because of this, in my opinion, underrated talent, I realized that Bobby Boucher taught us all a little about life in his college football debut.


1. Stand up for yourself.

When the Mud Dogs quarterback teased Bobby, Coach Klein told Bobby he needs to start standing up for himself, which in turn lead to him "opening a can of whoop ass" and becoming a crucial part of the Mud Dogs' defense.


2. Underdogs always make the best comebacks.

The South Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs weren’t even suppose to even make it to the Bourbon Bowl, let alone win it. Once Bobby Boucher showed up at halftime the Mud Dogs took the game into their own hands and beat the Cougars 30-27.



3. You gotta be tough.

When you're head to head with an obstacle life throws at you, don't give up so easily. Live life like Captain Insano.


4. Love who you want.

Even though Mama hated Vicki Vallencourt, Bobby still loved her. She was his biggest cheerleader and his first (and only) love. Their relationship was probably deemed very surface level to many people, but in the end they were happily married.


5. Don't smoke crack.

A good lesson from LT we should all remember daily.

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