Michael “Pinball” Clemons is the General Manager for the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League (CFL). After playing in the CFL for 12 seasons, he was asked to leave his role as a player mid-season to take over as the team’s interim head coach.
On today’s episode of Muamba Moments, we’re talking about:
00:55 - Who is Michael “Pinball” Clemons?
03:30 - How did your childhood develop you into the man you’ve become?
05:15 - What’s one of the greatest lessons of your childhood? Why it’s important to cheer on those around you.
07:12 - Should you just chase your passions as a career?
09:03 - How do you stay humble in success?
11:00 - How does your spiritual belief help him stay grounded?
13:08 - Why wealth doesn’t equate to being a great person.
15:44 - Why did he choose to do internships during his college Summers?
18:07 - What motivated him to pursue football as a career?
21:00 - Why excuses almost cost him the opportunity of going to the NFL Combine
24:10 - How to overcome self-doubt.
26:29 - How being in a position of leadership empowered him.
28:15 - What happens when you realize you belong somewhere?
29:50 - How are you making the most of your opportunities?
32:35 - Making history and going from player to Head Coach mid-season.
36:04 - Always be “the man in the arena.”
38:30 - “Success is not final and failure is not fatal.”
40:30 - You’ll find true success when you realize everything is about empowering a team around you.
41:30 - How to make the most of opportunities and make a commitment.
44:00 - It’s our job to be opportunistic.
45:00 - Why you should always focus and make the most of today.
46:17 - How to win the battle with yourself.
47:47 - Your feeling of success will come when you feel that what you’re doing matters.
49:30 - If you want to feel good about yourself, help someone else.
52:10 - Why you should desire more but embrace being able to live humbly.
54:15 - Why Michael was proud of being cut by the NFL?
57:10 - How becoming a Youth Director at his church impacted his life.
59:55 - How winning a championship as a coach is different than as a player.