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The untold and inspiring storyline of Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Flames, from his Olympic medal to his missionary work in China to his last daring years in a Japanese work camp during WWII. Many people will keep in mind Eric Liddell as the Olympic silver medalist from the Academy Award-winning film Chariots of Flames. Famously, Liddell wouldn't normally run on Weekend because of his stringent observance of the Religious Sabbath, and so he did not remain competitive in his personal event, the 100 meters, at the 1924 Paris Olympics. He was the greatest sprinter on earth at the time, and his choice not to run was ridiculed by the British isles Olympic committee, his fellow athletes, and almost all of the earth 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 silver, he dedicated himself to missionary work. He travelled to China to work in an area school and as a missionary. He married and acquired children there. By the time he could see battle on the horizon, Liddell put Florence, his pregnant wife, and his children over a vessel to Canada while he remained back of, his conscience powerful him to stay among the Chinese. He and thousands of other Westerners were eventually interned at a Japanese work camp. Once imprisoned, Liddell performed what he was born to do: practice his faith and his sport. He became the moral middle of an unbearable world. He was the hardest staff member in the camp, he counseled many of the other prisoners, he quit his own meager portion of meals many days, and he arranged games for the kids there. He even raced again. For his ailing, malnourished body, it was all way too much. Liddell died of the brain tumor just before the end of the battle. His passing was mourned throughout the world, and his storyline still inspires. In the heart of The Guys in the Vessel and Unbroken, For the Glory is both a powerful narrative of athletic heroism and a gripping storyline of faith in the darkest circumstances.
