Beyond The Uniform with TJ Brassil

Morgan Mitchell Interview

Episode Summary

TJ talks with Australian Olympian Morgan Mitchell about her life on and off the track and the decisions that led to where she is today. They discuss her switch from the 400m to the 800m, how she ended up doing some modeling for "Vogue Australia", her role in the movie "Game Changers" and a lot more.

Episode Notes

Morgan goes into detail about switching her event from the 400m to the 800 m (:53) and her goals heading into the Olympic year (10:34). Morgan tells TJ about her relationship with US Olympian Devon Allen, how she always wins any competition against him, except in football, and his attempts to get her to go skydiving (12:48). TJ asks Morgan about her role in the Netflix movie "Game Changers" and her vegan lifestyle (17:44). Morgan talks about how she got started into track with Little Athletics in Australia (31:00). Morgan explains why she stopped track when she was younger and decided to get into netball (32:38). Morgan discusses why she decided to train for the 2016 Rio Olympics, how she accomplished that goal and how it almost didn't happen (33:56). TJ talks with Morgan about if she has thought of moving to the US to train (39:57). Morgan talks about her interests outside of track (41:49). Morgan explains how she ended up being featured in "Vogue Australia" (44:05) and her goal of having a birthday party with ASAP Rocky (47:54). Lastly, Morgan explains the meaning behind the quote "Never have a plan B because it distracts from Plan A" (51:18).