MINI: Do you have a “It Coulda’ Been Me…” story?
The Christian O’Connell Show
GOLD and iHeart Australia
4.7 • 823 Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2021
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Summary
Hello Everyone,
Today, we asked You, Do you have a story of 'Nearly' making it. 'It could have been me'!
Were you almost a Star, or a Sporting Legend but It just wasn't meant to be at that timer?
We got one Caller Cain, who's story once you hear it, will bring back those memories of things that almost were for us all.
Have an amazing day and enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi. |
| 0:01.0 | Christian, Christian O'Connell. |
| 0:03.0 | The Christian O'Connell Show. |
| 0:04.7 | Podcast. |
| 0:05.6 | It's the Christian O'Connell Show. |
| 0:07.0 | And right now, we're looking for your stories. |
| 0:09.2 | It could have been me. |
| 0:10.6 | Maybe you had sporting greatness as a kid, as a teenager. |
| 0:14.2 | You were really good at footy. |
| 0:15.7 | It was all there for you, all ahead of you. |
| 0:18.4 | Kane. |
| 0:19.0 | How are we? |
| 0:19.5 | Yeah, good, Kane. |
| 0:20.3 | So, what was your story? |
| 0:21.7 | I literally missed out, I reckon about five minutes. I wasn't allowed to play football as a kid |
| 0:26.8 | because mum was always scared I was going to get hurt. Long behold, something happened. |
| 0:30.4 | I started playing when I was 14. On my fourth game, I was drafted by Melbourne. |
| 0:35.9 | I played the Melbourne under 15th, 17s, 19s. |
| 0:39.7 | I made the reserves by the time I was 16. |
| 0:42.9 | After about five games in the reserves, |
| 0:45.1 | got pulled away at a half time of a game. |
| 0:48.6 | This old fellow goes, you and you come with me. |
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