That Sally tripped and nearly fell in the process wasn't what you would call a confidence builder.

"There was never a eureka moment, just a series of confidence builders - ideas we knew would work."

In terms of setting ourselves up for next year, it would be a confidence builder.

"A win like this, given the circumstances, was a big confidence builder."

But perhaps the biggest confidence builder is constantly experiencing success.

The results after the first baby step of the season fell into two categories - confidence builders or catastrophes.

"I don't want to say it was a confidence builder," he said.

"The win was a tremendous confidence builder for us, especially with this long home stand," Lawrence said.

"It's kind of a confidence builder to put it together yourself."

This trip had been a confidence builder for him, she decided.