Pep Talk Specialist Pillows

Interview with a coach.

"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."

"How to talk to people" "Make them rue the day"

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

Soccer coach of the year.

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

'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."

"Remember, I want to hear fifteen solid minutes of small talk before you ask for the Wi-Fi password."

"I enjoy being old - my health always gives me something to talk about!"

'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...

Communication

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

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

'How humiliating! I got shot down by my own talking points!'

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

"Be patient with Ed. You can skip his political harangue in 15 seconds and move right onto sports."

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

'Have we met someplace? Yes, that's why I quit going there.'

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

"C'mon guys—birds gotta fly."

"Lovely weather for it."

'With me and Dave it was definitely love at first sight. How about you two?'

"Actually, I don't consider myself to be a have or a have-not. I'm more of a have-to-have."

Motivational backup speakers

"We'll get him to talk."