The Shortte Straw – Michael Brennan Pt. 1 Posted on October 16, 2019October 22, 2019 | Posted by TABtouch Michael “Mouse” Brennan – Part 1 Episode 2 of The Shortte Straw Podcast with guest Michael Brennan – an Olympic gold medalist and Group 1 winning trainer. In Part 1 Mouse talks about his early days in Toowoomba, a remarkable hockey career that included two Olympic medals, and a few of the people that were a part of his journey towards later becoming a successful harness racing trainer. SUBSCRIBE NOW Episode Guide 1:06 – growing up in Toowoomba 5:42 – hockey, the 1998 Commonwealth Games 7:11 – build up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics 9:06 – the Opening Ceremony 10:20 – the Olympic tournament, bronze medal 19:36 – post Olympics, a “pretty dark place” 26:45 – getting back into hockey, “tell me what I’ve got to do, and I’ll do it” 33:55 – getting picked for the 2004 Athens Olympics 35:50 – Olympic redemption 38:38 – “one of the greatest couple of minutes of my life” 42:46 – a night with Brad Pitt aka “the second most attractive man in Athens” 44:36 – growing up with Andrew Symonds LISTEN: The Shortte Straw – Michael Brennan Pt. 2
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