Pep Talk Pretender Pillows

"Do I make you nervous, young man?"

"I always forget what an expert I am in curling."

"To be clear, I said I want your 'A' game, not your 'Eh?' game."

"I always try to give out at least one genuine compliment per day. I don't always succeed."

'Let's go! Let's go! Hustle! ...Relatively speaking.'

"When you put on the uniform, you surrender a part of yourself."

Soccer coach of the year.

'This is gonna be one of those teamwork talks, isn't it?'

A push in the right direction: 50c.

"I believe in the carrot-and-stick approach, Dempsey."

'Get out there, Holmes, and pile on!'

'We got here too late. All his fizz is gone!'

I'm giving them Henry V's speech before Agincourt...

You guys aren't living up to your preseason hype!

"I'll run through it again. Hit those keys."

Grocer with pretensions of being a soldier

'I don't want to mention any names, but one of you isn't giving 100% out there.'

'I just love to watch you get the sales staff fired up, Johnson.'

"Way to go, guys! When I gave you that pep talk before the game I didn't actually think you'd score a goal!"

"C'mon guys—birds gotta fly."

Kid sweeps dirt under his junk on the floor.

Motivational backup speakers

"Okay. You have two choices. Jump - and discover the joy of flight. . ."

"I believe in eggs, and I think that you all believe in eggs, too!"

"Settle down and try to remember why we call you Lefty."

'If you carry a big enough stick you don't have to worry about treading softly.'

"And remember, kid, you've got Blue Cross."

"I can't go to school today, Mom . . . I'm running a low-grade spring fever."

"Looking good! Feeling great! And soon to be famous!"

"I always drink from a travel mug. It makes me feel like I'm out of the house."

"Sometimes there are just a lot of things to be sad about."

"It's a really exciting time to be here. Lots of positive change happening as I start turning this place around..."