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..."The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one." Elbert Hubbard — Click here for more from Elbert Hubbard Related posts: 6 August 1917 4 July 1569 6 July 1189