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.

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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