"I love the sense of satisfaction that I get when I’ve done a swimming workout or race, and know that I gave my whole being and heart to God in every moment of the swim. It’s the best worship I can offer him."
Scotland's Greatest Athlete
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Scotland's Greatest Athlete: The Eric Liddell Story, DP Thompson, The Research Unit, Crieff 1970, Republished 1971 as Eric H Liddell: Athlete and Missionary (240 Pages) No ISBN
DP Thompson's 1971 book includes pretty much everything that was in his booklet to which he has added useful first-hand information on Eric's evangelistic campaigns and his sporting enterprises. Thompson also clarifies the Paris Scripture incident.
"Of the many versions of that incident which been given in print across the years, none is quite accurate. It is to the man actually involved that I am I indebted for the true story of what happened".
"Today", wrote my correspondent on 8th October 1945, "I saw and purchased a book entitled Eric Liddell. I was deeply interested as being one of the runners' masseurs who attended to Eric and others at Columbes, Paris in 1924 (July). I liked Eric so much, and on the morning of his final 400 metres, I handed him the noted mentioned on page 24 of the book. I'm afraid, I did not quote the text as written; this is what I put 'In the old book it says, "He that honours me I will honour". Wishing you the best of success always and signed it'.
"I gave it to him at Hotel Modern, Rue de la Republique, Paris and he said, I'll read it when I get to the Stadium. I saw him start his race and shake hands with his opponents. We said, "He said goodbye to them, for he certainly ran away from them easily. In the dressing room he thanked me for the note, as I and his own trainer, McKerchar massaged him."
Thompson records a newspaper report that Liddell received no invitation to run in the 1928 Olympics but does not comment on whether he believed this to be accurate or not. He reports that Eric considered a comeback while on furlough but Thompson and others dissuaded him.