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

Episode 7, “Divas Down,” opens with Sennott’s character, junior talent manager Maia Simsbury, giving herself a bathroom-mirror pep talk.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

Except for a brief mention of a pep talk he gave Lynn Nottage, Shepard seems almost entirely divorced from the theater community.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

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

From BBC • May 3, 2025

Matt had always sat down with him the night before school started and given him a little pep talk.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner