At The Podium with Manuel Amezcua The Game Isn't Won on the Field, It's Won in Your Mind with Moe Ways
Maurice "Moe" Ways is a former college football player at The University of Michigan and The University of California, Berkeley. A native of Michigan and alumni of Detroit Country Day School, Ways currently serves as a Senior Business Analyst at ESPN and lives in New York City.
In this episode:
- The parenting moments that changed the trajectory of Moe’s athletic career and life
- The impact of attending Detroit Country Day on Moe’s personal, athletic, and professional life
- The secret weapon behind star athletes at the University of Michigan like Tom Brady, Chris Webber, and Desmond Howard and what Moe learned about mindset from him
- The simple but clear difference between average performers and great performers at any level
- How to leverage your time as a student-athlete to create opportunities after your athletic career comes to an end
- An inside look at the business of sports and through the lens of Moe’s work at ESPN
00:00] Why you should know Moe Ways
[03:08] From Maurice to "Moe"
[05:00] His childhood, parents, and experience at Country Day.
[08:50] The 3 principles of the Ways household
[12:00] "Me or the White House?"
[15:50] "Detroit Country Day changed my life for the better"
[24:20] "We Not Me"
[28:40] Stories of his journey from Country Day to the University of Michigan
[34:58] Locker room experiences and young men he mentored
[39:50] Moving West to finish his collegiate career
[41:28] Life after football - Working at ESPN
[42:36] Advice for young athletes
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