Eric Liddell

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In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.


— Eric Liddell


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You will know as much of God, and only as much of God, as you are willing to put into practice.


— Eric Liddell


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Purity does not mean crushing the instincts but having the instincts as servants and not the master of the spirit.


— Eric Liddell


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Many of us are missing something in life because we are after the second best.


— Eric Liddell


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God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.


— Eric Liddell


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Shortly after the Games his final leg in the 4 x 400 metres race in a British Empire vs. In 1923 he won the AAA Championships in athletics in the 100 (setting a British record of 9. (Liddell had also been selected to run as a member of the 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams at the Olympics but also declined these spots as their heats too were to be run on a Sunday.

: /ˈlɪdəl/; 16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish athlete rugby union international player and missionary. Liddell was the winner of the men's 400 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.