ON THE FIELD, GI IS THE ONE WHO MAKES OTHERS BREAK OOUT IN SWEAT NEVER let ’em see you sweat. Greg Inglis might believe that, or he might not. Famously, he gives so little away, to the point of coming across as enigmatic. He’s also known for being supremely confident; so confident, in fact, that he entirely dispenses with the usual play-acting sports stars put on to convince us of their confidence. In any case, whether he’s showing the effects of the NRL grind, or the pressure of football stardom, it is usually a non-issue. On the field, GI is the one who makes others break out in sweat, nervous, strained or otherwise.
On this afternoon, the South Sydney star is at the NSW Institute of Sport’s lab in Homebush,…