1.   They offered me the job immediately, which was a real confidence boost.

2.   And each time has brought a confidence boost.

3.   And Wednesday, as the veteran U.S. team gathered at its plush Chateau de Pizay near Lyon, it got a bit more of a confidence boost.

4.   A learning experience for greenhorns, a chance to share their wisdom for graybeards, a confidence boost for all involved.

5.   If anything, it was a confidence boost for a program trying to distance itself from losing.

6.   It provided a confidence boost for Els, who has finished second to Woods on six occasions in his professional career.

7.   It will be a confidence boost when you realize how much you really mean to your friends and family.

8.   Konerko said he received quite a confidence boost Saturday when Lasorda told him he would not be involved in any trade for Cincinnati closer Jeff Shaw.

9.   Maybe the Saints defense will provide a confidence boost for the Raiders, whose offense has been a disappointment this season.

10.   The best part, Spikes said, was the confidence boost the Aggies gained by winning the war in the trenches.