Quotes by Eric Liddell

About Eric Liddell:

Eric Henry Liddell was a Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary, who was forced to choose between his religious beliefs and competing in an Olympic race.
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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

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

Eric Liddell

Christ for the world, for the world needs Christ!

Eric Liddell

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

Eric Liddell

It has been a wonderful experience to compete in the Olympic Games and to bring home a gold medal. But since I have been a young lad, I have had my eyes on a different prize. You see, each one of us is in a greater race than any I have run in Paris, ...

Eric Liddell

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

Author Bio

  • NameEric Liddell
  • DescriptionScottish athlete, sprinter, Olympian, Protestant missionary
  • BornJanuary 16, 1902
  • DiedFebruary 21, 1945
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionRugby Union Player; Sprinter