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* ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GOOD DAY *

* I MEAN IT COULD'VE BEEN WORSE *

* BUT I COULDN'T HELP BUT CURSE MY FATE *

HEY, MICKY.

* ONCE AGAIN MY TIMING'S ALL OFF *

* ONCE AGAIN I'M A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE... *

DON'T TELL MOM.

TELL ME WHAT?

NOTHING. I FORGOT TO GO TO THE STORE.

NO MILK.

THERE'S A FRESH GALLON IN THE FRIDGE.

WHAT'S THAT YOU GOT BEHIND YOUR BACK?

MOM, YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN HIS FACE.

YOU'RE A PUSHOVER, YOUNG MAN.

* THIS IS ALL TOO MUCH, TOO SOON FOR YOU *

* IN THE MIDDLE OF PARADISE *

* I WOULD STILL CRY FOR THE MOON *

* TOO MUCH, TOO SOON FOR YOU *

* BUT IF I'D JUST LET THIS ONE WAIT *

* IT'D BE TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE *

* TOO MUCH, TOO SOON FOR YOU *

* IN THE MIDDLE OF PARADISE *

* I WOULD STILL CRY FOR THE MOON *

* TOO MUCH, TOO SOON FOR YOU *

* BUT IF I'D JUST LET THIS ONE WAIT *

* IT'D BE TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE *

HOW YOU DOING?

* TOO MUCH *

* TOO SOON *

Coach: PICK IT UP, FRANK!

MORNING, SIR.

HEY, BEN. SIT DOWN.

SURE.

HOW YOU FEEL?

GOOD.

GOOD. DID YOU SWIM THIS MORNING?

OH, YEAH.

WHAT WERE YOU HOLDING FOR THE HUNDREDS?

UH, 50 PLUS IN A MINUTE 30.

NOT BAD.

I CAN GET IT UNDER 45, I THINK.

QUESTION IS,

CAN YOU DO IT IN TIME FOR THE FILLMORE MEET?

WHY?

STANFORD SCOUTS ARE FLYING DOWN HERE

A WEEK FROM TOMORROW.

FOR THE NEXT 8 DAYS,

I WANT YOU LIVING IN THAT POOL.

AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT SWIMMING,

I WANT YOU THINKING ABOUT SWIMMING.

I WANT YOU DREAMING ABOUT IT.

YOU HEAR ME?

YEAH, YEAH.

I DON'T MEAN TO PUT

ANY UNDUE PRESSURE ON YOU, BENJAMIN.

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE, YOUR ENTIRE FUTURE?

RIGHT. RIGHT.

GO GET CHANGED.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OH, THERE'S THE ONE! OH, CALIFORNIA BOY!

OH, CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?

HEY, CONGRATULATIONS, MAN.

THANKS, DUDE. NERVOUS?

YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.

YOU'RE GONNA KICK ASS.

I HOPE SO.

WELL, YEAH, THAT IS UNTIL I OUT-SWIM

YOUR LITTLE PUNK ASS, AND THOSE SCOUTS FORGET

THEY EVER KNEW YOUR NAME,

AND HAND ME THE SCHOLARSHIP.

I JUST REMEMBER WHY WE BROKE UP, JOSH.

BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T HANDLE ME IN BED OR...

NO, BECAUSE YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE.

OUCH.

BEN JUST GOT GOOD NEWS.

THE CORRECT RESPONSE IS "CONGRATULATIONS."

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT.

MM-HMM.

CONGRATULATIONS, DICKHEAD.

LET'S NOT TRY TO BE MATURE TODAY.

LET'S JUST NOT. YEAH.

WHATEVER WE DO, LET'S MAKE IT OPPOSITE DAY

AND EVERYBODY JUST BE REALLY IMMATURE.

WHAT'S WEIRD IS-- NO, I'M SITTING THERE

AND SHE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT THE GERBILS,

AND I'M LIKE--

HEY, WATCH IT! HEY!

FORGET ABOUT IT.

HEY, DANTE.

YO, HE'S CRAZY. HE'S A FREAK, MAN.

ALL RIGHT, DUDE.

HEY, CONGRATS.

THANKS, MAN.

SO. SO.

IT MIGHT ACTUALLY HAPPEN, HUH?

YEAH. CAN YOU PICTURE IT...

ME IN CALIFORNIA?

AND ME IN RHODE ISLAND.

THAT'S 3,000 MILES, BEN.

I KNOW HOW MANY MILES IT IS. COME HERE.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

OKAY?

NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE THAT.

AND I'VE BOUGHT YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT?

WHAT?

OHH!

OPEN IT FIRST.

OH, WOW. THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW THAT... I WOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE

IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU BELIEVING IN ME.

THIS IS A PLOY TO GET LAID.

IS IT WORKING?

Girl: EXCUSE ME?

I CAN'T GET THIS STUPID THING TO OPEN,

AND I'M LATE FOR ENGLISH.

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD...

YEAH, I CAN TAKE A LOOK, YEAH.

UM, THEY GAVE ME THE COMBINATION, BUT--

I DON'T NEED A COMBINATION.

I JUST NEED A, UH, A, UM...

THAT RIGHT THERE.

THIS? OKAY.

THANK YOU.

CAN'T LET YOU BE LATE ON YOUR FIRST DAY, RIGHT?

IS IT THAT OBVIOUS?

WELL...

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

HERE.

UM, KEEP IT.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN I MIGHT NEED SAVING AGAIN.

OKAY.

I'M MADISON, BY THE WAY.

MADISON BELL.

BEN CRONIN. HI.

WHAT'S THE LETTER FOR, BEN CRONIN?

THE LETTER IS FOR SWIMMING, MADISON BELL.

ARE YOU GOOD?

I'M OKAY, YEAH.

UH, I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

SEE YA.

BYE.

HEY.

THERE'S MY SWIM CHAMP.

MOM.

BETTER GET STARTED WITH MR. TILLMAN.

HE'S BEEN ASKING FOR YOU.

OKAY.

Mr. Tillman: HEY, BEN! GIVE ME SOME GOOD NEWS.

UH, SCOUTS ARE COMING NEXT WEEK.

GIRL SCOUTS?

NO. SWIM SCOUTS

FROM STANFORD TO SEE ME.

I ASKED YOU TO FIND ME A WOMAN.

IT'S HARD TO FIND ONE IN YOUR AGE BRACKET

THAT'S STILL BREATHING, SIR.

HERE YOU GO.

OH, ALMOST FORGOT.

HEY, THAT'S MY BOY!

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY.

ARE YOU GUYS OKAY?

OKAY.

DID YOU MISS ME?

LIKE CRAZY.

WAIT, I'VE BEEN THINKING A LITTLE BIT.

WHAT IF I DIDN'T GO TO RHODE ISLAND NEXT YEAR?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, WHAT IF I WENT TO BERKELEY INSTEAD?

THAT WAY WE COULD BE CLOSER WHEN YOU GO TO STANFORD

AND WE COULD GET AN APARTMENT TOGETHER.

AMY, AMY, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IN YET.

I KNOW, BUT YOU WILL.

UH, HEH.

IF YOU HATE THE IDEA, IT'S OKAY.

NO! NO, NO, NO, NO, YOU KIDDING?

NO, IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

REALLY? YES.

REALLY. IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

HEH.

MORNING, BENJAMIN.

HEY.

A LITTLE EARLY FOR YOU, ISN'T IT?

YES, IT IS. BUT THOUGHT I'D GET

A LITTLE LANE TIME IN BEFORE THE RUSH.

GOTTA LOOK GOOD FOR THE SCOUTS, RIGHT?

YEAH, RIGHT.

LISTEN, MAN, I KNOW THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE HERE

LOOKING AT YOU,

BUT THE REST OF US WILL BE IN THE POOL.

HEY, THE MORE THE MERRIER, BUDDY.

SO... MADISON BELL.

WHAT?

WORD IS SHE'S A SENIOR,

ORIGINALLY FROM DOWN SOUTH,

SO YOU KNOW I'M PLANNING ON HEARING

THAT LITTLE SOUTHERN ACCENT WHEN SHE MOANS MY NAME.