Mike Safo with Dan O'Brien, Olympic Gold Medalist

Joined today by 1996 Olympic Gold Medal Decathlon, Hall of Famer, and 3 Time World Champion Dan O’Brien and co-hosted by Olympic Guru, Courtney Nilan.  Dan tells us about his upcoming podcast “Track and Field DNA”, what took him so long to get back to us on Twitter, and Courtney professes her fandom for the Olympian. We chat about Dan growing up in Portland with his huge family, why he joined track and field and how he jumped from an unknown to the best in the state in high school. Dan talks about going to the 1988 Olympic Trials just for the experience, and having a chance meeting with Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who convinced him to be a Decathlete. Dan goes in-depth talking about the Dan vs Dave campaign, what happened during the fateful ‘92 Olympic trials and how he persevered and bounced back to win the World Title the next year. Dan takes us behind the scenes to the historic 1996 Olympic Opening Ceremony, hanging out with the Dream Team and what went through his mind watching Muhammed Ali light the Olympic Torch. Dan shares his 10 disciples and explains the feeling of joy and relief winning the Gold in 1996. We talk about pushing the human body, setting Guiness Book of World Records for Hopscotch and even wearing Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson’s clothes while receiving the Gold. All this plus being a super model, his secret diet before the Olympic Games and much more. Follow Dan on the following social media platfoms and get ready for this podcast. https://twitter.com/danobrien https://www.danobrien.com/