When I think of runner Eric Liddell, I envision young men running on the beach to beautiful instrumental music in the 1981 Oscar winning film Chariots of Fire. What made his story so powerful wasn’t his athletic prowess during the 1924 Olympics, though, it was what happened after the Games. Eric Liddell was born in 1902 to a missionary family in Tientsin, Qing China. He and his elder brother, Rob, went to a boarding school for the sons of missionaries in south London. Later at Edinburgh University, Eric competed in rugby, cricket, and track, specializing in the 100-meter event. Known as The Flying Scotsman, he was humble about his talent. […]