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Quotes from the movie Chariots of Fire
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Then where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within.
Eric Liddell


I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.
Eric Liddell


You, Aubrey are my most complete man. You're brave, compassionate, kind: a content man. That is your secret, contentment; I am 24 and I've never known it. I'm forever in pursuit and I don't even know what I am chasing.
Harold M. Abrahams


And now in one hour's time, I will be out there again. I will raise my eyes and look down that corridor; 4 feet wide, with 10 lonely seconds to justify my existence. But will I?
Harold M. Abrahams


That was the miscalculation of my life.
Harold M. Abrahams


He's out I tell you, you're all deaf - deaf and bloody blind! Aubrey I ask you, for God's sake!
Harold M. Abrahams


What do you mean, not out? You could have heard it from bloody Bournemouth! Come on, Liddell, my innings.
Harold M. Abrahams


And now in one hour's time, I will be out there again. I will raise my eyes and look down that corridor; 4 feet wide, with 10 lonely seconds to justify my whole existence. But will I?
Harold M. Abrahams


Aubrey, I've known the fear of losing but now I am almost too frightened to win.
Harold M. Abrahams


Protocol, Monty, protocol. He is here to show us what may be done, and, more essentially, what may not be.
Lord Andrew Lindsay


As well he should. He frightens the living daylights out of me.
Sam Mussabini


Well, when the right woman comes along, how would you feel if she pops the question? [quiet laugh] Ya'see, Mr. Abrahams, like the bridegroom, it's the coach should do the asking.
Sam Mussabini


Yeah, he's fast! But he won't go any faster; not in the dash, anyway. He's a gut runner, all heart, digs deep! But a short sprint is run on nerves. It's tailor-made for neurotics.
Sam Mussabini


Do you want to know why you lost today?
Sam Mussabini


You're over striding. Just a couple of inches.
Sam Mussabini


Now these coins represent the steps in your sprint.
Sam Mussabini


Have you got another two coins, Mr. Abrahams? Well, maybe we can find 'em.
Sam Mussabini


Remember, over striding death for the sprinter.
Sam Mussabini


Slap in the face, each step you take. Knocks you back.
Sam Mussabini


I want you to pretend you're running on hot bricks: if you leave your feet to long on the ground, they'll get burned! Pop, pop, pop! Light, light, light as a feather!
Sam Mussabini