As offering is collected, look through some of these famous people who failed or were rejected before they made it big:
Micheal Jordan: Most people wouldn't believe that a man often lauded as the best
basketball player of all time was actually cut from his high school
basketball team. Luckily, Jordan didn't let this setback stop him from
playing the game and he has stated, "I have missed more than 9,000 shots
in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been
entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed
over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Stephen King: The first book by this author, the iconic thriller Carrie, received
30 rejections, finally causing King to give up and throw it in the
trash. His wife fished it out and encouraged him to resubmit it, and the
rest is history, with King now having hundreds of books published the
distinction of being one of the best-selling authors of all time.
Charlie Chaplin: His act was initially rejected by Hollywood studio chiefs because they felt it was a little too nonsensical to ever sell.
Walt Disney: He was fired by a newspaper editor because, "he lacked imagination and
had no good ideas." After that, Disney started a number of businesses
that didn't last too long and ended with bankruptcy and failure. He kept
plugging along, however, and eventually found a recipe for success that
worked.
Thomas Edison: In his early years, teachers told Edison he was "too stupid to learn
anything." Work was no better, as he was fired from his first two jobs
for not being productive enough. Even as an inventor, Edison made 1,000
unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. Of course, all those
unsuccessful attempts finally resulted in the design that worked.
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