The Pep Talk

De: Kevin Elko, Robert L. Shook

Narrado por: uncredited

Duración: 3 h y 30 m

Resumen del Editor

The Pep Talk is a sports story - with solid business applications - about an underdog football team defeating a formidable opponent. Typically, a novelette of this type peaks at the end of the game, but it's in the pep talk where the real story begins.

A stranger convinces the coach of a team with a 24-game losing streak to allow him to give a pep talk before they go up against a winning team. The underdog team is victorious because of the influence of this stranger. The pep talk and the actual game are intriguing, but the real story begins 29 years later when the coach, suffering from a brain tumor, discovers the stranger had prophesized specific events that occurred in the ensuing game. Is there a logical explanation? Is there a spiritual explanation? The answers to these questions capture the reader's attention to the very end.

©2008 Dr. Kevin Elko and Robert L. Shook (P)2008 Thomas Nelson

Great foundational encouragement

What did you love best about The Pep Talk?

The plot flow was odd as it started with the core message, and took a while to build back to proving the point that the core message was applicable not only to football, but to the rest of life.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Pep Talk?

The vivid description of the interaction between the stranger giving the pep talk and the football players he was calling by name as we gave it.

Which character – as performed by the narrator – was your favorite?

The coach was character of great depth. He had seen the highs of small town royalty and the lows of failing to sustain the mythical strength of "the local team." But he still saw the value in being open and accepting help, and was the first to point out the value that help had for him.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

You, too, will be inspired... by The Pep Talk!

Kevin Elko is the best-

I'm a big fan of Kevin Elko. He is one of the best keynote speakers I have heard. As somebody that loves the messages the Kevin shares, I was glad to find this audible. I listened to it and have reflected a lot on the themes of the book.

disappointed in overall story

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I love to listen to Kevin Elko's presentations and looked forward to this book being similar. I felt this was way too religious and slow.

Uplifting

This is an excellent book for anyone especially one needing encouragement! Thank you for reminding me of who I work for!

Great read! Thanks

As a mom of boys who play sports, I enjoyed this book. I really hope it will become a movie. My oldest is off to college searching for his purpose in life, i know the struggle is real for men transferring from lessons learned on the field to life.

Heard better

The Sender is really awesome so I had high expectations for this audio. Best described as weak.