"Hamilton is a guarantee of quality." -Financial Times "Duncan
Hamilton's compelling biography puts flesh on the legend and paints
a vivid picture of not only a great athlete, but also a very
special human being." -Daily Mail The untold and inspiring story of
Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire, from his Olympic medal to
his missionary work in China to his last, brave years in a Japanese
work camp during WWII Many people will remember Eric Liddell as the
Olympic gold medalist from the Academy Award winning film Chariots
of Fire. Famously, Liddell would not run on Sunday because of his
strict observance of the Christian sabbath, and so he did not
compete in his signature event, the 100 meters, at the 1924 Paris
Olympics. He was the greatest sprinter in the world at the time,
and his choice not to run was ridiculed by the British Olympic
committee, his fellow athletes, and most of the world press. Yet
Liddell triumphed in a new event, winning the 400 meters in Paris.
Liddell ran-and lived-for the glory of his God. After winning gold,
he dedicated himself to missionary work. He travelled to China to
work in a local school and as a missionary. He married and had
children there. By the time he could see war on the horizon,
Liddell put Florence, his pregnant wife, and children on a boat to
Canada, while he stayed behind, his conscience compelling him to
stay among the Chinese. He and thousands of other westerners were
eventually interned at a Japanese work camp. Once imprisoned,
Liddell did what he was born to do, practice his faith and his
sport. He became the moral center of an unbearable world. He was
the hardest worker in the camp, he counseled many of the other
prisoners, he gave up his own meager portion of meals many days,
and he organized games for the children there. He even raced again.
For his ailing, malnourished body, it was all too much. Liddell
died of a brain tumor just before the end of the war. His passing
was mourned around the world, and his story still inspires. In the
spirit of The Boys in the Boat and Unbroken, For the Glory is both
a compelling narrative of athletic heroism and a gripping story of
faith in the darkest circumstances.
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