Why was Eric Liddell so special?

Answer 1

He gave up his successful career as an aspiring athlete to become a missionary to China, he refused to race in the Olympics on a Sunday (the Sabbath), and ultimately put God above all else in his life. He died of an inoperable brain tumor in a Chinese internment camp.

Answer 2

Eric Liddell won the men's 400 meters at the 1924 summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was in the film Charlots of Fire.

Answer 3

for running over a train