7 Life Lessons We Learned From Patrick Swayze

The dirty dancer died of cancer on Monday, but the things he taught us live on. Check out what Complex took from his work.

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Patrick may be Swayze, but his life lessons are still with us.

The don Patrick Swayze, not to be confused with his less talented, less famous brother Don Swayze, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. Rest in peace, Pat. Though best known for romantic chick flicks like Dirty Dancing and Ghost, Swayze also had bangers like The Outsiders, Road House, and Point Break that were entertaining and educational for dudes (if you could read between the movie lines). Check out 7 lessons we learned from this great entertainer...

Swayze Lesson #7: Live life to the extreme.
In Point Break, he played Bodhi, an adrenaline junkie who got his fix from extreme sports and bank robberies. Swayze not only taught us that there's a line between line and death and sometimes you need to push it if you want to really live but also that he could out-act Keannu Reeves in his sleep.

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