“The game today is entirely different to when I played. But I still think it's pretty smart. Maybe the biggest change lies in the simple fact that if you're a bit slow today, mentally or physically, you're not going to survive.”

—  Jack Gibson

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Australian rugby league player and coach 1929–2008

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