6 July 1917 Posted on July 5, 2012 by Staff The great New Zealand running coach Arthur Lydiard is born. See more on him at Running Heros. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Thomas A. Edison — Click here for more from Thomas A. Edison Related posts: 6 August 1917 4 July 1569 6 July 1189