It's seems fitting that that 6ft 6in and 18 stone Eorl Crabtree plays for the Huddersfield Giants but even after seeing him on the television countless times, his size still comes as a shock.
"Being a sportsman you tend to be very selfish and by that I mean you need to be the best you can be and you have to wholly concentrate on yourself. Unfortunately that does affect things sometimes but sometimes the sacrifices you have to make are very great.
"Super League is back now and it's about ripping back in and trying to win some silverware. I've been at Huddersfield for 14 years and I don't want to retire without winning a big trophy and I'll give everything for that."
Local lads
The Giants opened their Super League season with a convincing 24-8 victory at Grand Final champions Wigan last Friday and Crabtree believes the likes of hat-trick scoring Jermain McGilvary and last season's Super League Man of Steel Danny Brough are stars in a well-oiled and talented team.
"I think Broughy has had to buy a new house for some new rooms to fill with all his trophies. It's ridiculous he's got all the accolades, but do you know what, he's so level headed and he's just a lad from Dewsbury and he's fantastic for us, whether he'd fit in to every other team I'm not so sure.
"He would probably admit himself that he is only as good as he is is off the back of a pretty decent team!
"Last year we were very consistent and the forward pack created a bit of space for him and then he can just do what the heck he wants - that's fantastic for us. We're all instrumental in what we do and there's no one that really is just out there on their own, we all work together really well as team.
"We've got some great stars in our side, I think Leroy Cudjoe is looking better and better game by game and Jermain McGilvary who got the hat-trick against Wigan on the opening night - these are just local lads who have come through the ranks and that's what makes me proud as a Huddersfield lad. I was once the only Huddersfield player and now we've got so many of them and I think it's fantastic."
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