But Hoffa could do no better than fourth Saturday, and Nelson, bellowing at himself before each of his attempts, could exhort himself to no better than fifth.
Federer does not grunt or groan when he hits the ball, as many players do now (Nadal included), nor does he exhort himself after winning points by violent fist-pumps and groin thrusts, or beseech the gods of tennis to witness his frustration when he misses.
Though the games in the third set have been quick since his marathon break in the second game, Djokovic continues to audibly scrap, pumping his fist and primal-screaming at himself, exhorting himself on as he holds on to his decisive lead in this set.
"Hold fast, my heart, you have endured worse suffering," Odysseus exhorts himself in Homer's Odyssey, from the 8th Century BC.
In one of the book's many bracingly unexpected scenes, he finds himself exhorting the residents of an isolated village, "This country is changing, opening up.
Moreover, this film points out how we may integrate enlightening wisdom and mindfulness into our daily lives today, which is the main point of Buddhism in practice, for the Buddha himself exhorted us not to worship Buddha but to become more Buddha-like and to be a Buddha.
He also instilled a rigorous reporting structure, imposing order on fractious fiefs within AOL, and he prided himself on his ability to exhort his employees to greater accomplishments.
As Amukamara emerged from the frigid tub, a teammate could be heard exhorting him to defend himself.
The closest thing to an onscreen conscience is a local auto mechanic named Sid, who exhorts Rob to straighten himself out and reminds him that he was much happier when he had a regular job.
In a post on his Web site before he killed himself, he exhorted opponents of same-sex marriage to focus on what in his view was the larger, more urgent question: that of the declining white birthrate in France and Europe — a "catastrophic peril for the future".
Sometimes the notes really do read like honest exhortations to himself; other times, like stage directions to himself to look exhorted.
