pep talk

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Tennis great Roger Federer even invited Shiffrin and her mother, Eileen, to his Swiss mountain home to give her a pep talk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Cady also was the high school coach in Northern California for Oaks Christian coach Mark Amaral and recently dropped by to give a pep talk to the Oaks Christian players.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Each roughly 25-minute episode feels like a stealth pep talk packed with recommendations and insight, and who among us can’t use one of those?

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

The pep talk had no impact as Romero landed a combination to head and body in the 11th.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

Sergeant Walcott from Bravo Company was sergeant of the guard, and he gave us a pep talk.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers