links for 2007-02-14

February 13th, 2007 | Daily NetTrek

American Rhetoric: Movie Speech from Chariots of Fire – Eric Liddell Preaches at the Church of Scotland

great scene from Chariots of Fire (1981) where Eric Liddell preaches at The Church of Scotland. This page has both text and a mp3 of the scene.

(tags: Chariots-of-Fire Eric-Liddell)
Amateurism and Excellence

a great write up by John S. Tanner, BYU academic vice president of the differences between an amateur and a professional and how his model of excellence favors the amateur. Refers to one of my favorite movies – Chariots of Fire.

(tags: amateur professional chariots-of-fire eric liddell)