Today's kids need and demand more. The 90's brought perhaps the greatest community ambassador the Toronto sport scene has ever seen. His ever-present gleaming smile and involvement with countless charities is known not only here in Toronto but across the country. Pinball not only finds the time to make appearances, but he will also stay for hours to greet or sign an autograph for as many fans as possible. Nowadays just making an appearance isn't always enough.
Pinball believes that many kids still look up to athletes.
There's still a lot more we as athletes have the opportunity to do. We can make a lot of impact on their lives. It's not enough for us to just show up or lend our name to an event. When asked about what he gets out of making appearances, Clemons told the story of a female lawyer he met. She was at an event I was also attending speaking to a group of students.