""Coming out was a tough time for me," he admitted, adding: "The first ever person I told was actually a sports psychologist because I wasn't really performing very well." He continued: "I wasn't really enjoying my curling. But I really think that it helped me to feel comfortable within the team environment and now, 12 years later, I'm going to my second Olympics feeling pretty good about myself.""
""There's not many out gay men in sport, especially in Great Britain, but I think there is a sense that I am maybe now a role model. And, you know, I don't take that lightly. "I've had so many messages of people that have maybe struggled with participation in sports, that they're now feeling encouraged because of what they've seen that I've been able to do on the elite side of the sport.""
Bruce Mouat said hiding his sexuality affected his performance and enjoyment of curling, and that coming out helped him improve. He first told a sports psychologist when he was struggling to perform and not enjoying the sport. Mouat came out to teammates in 2014 at age 19 and met his partner Craig in 2021, who initially did not know about curling but grew to love it. He believes there are few out gay men in British sport and feels he may now be a role model. He has received many messages from people encouraged to participate in sports. Mouat's Team GB beat Switzerland 8-5 to reach the Olympic final against Canada.
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