Famous Failures

This person did not make their varsity basketball team as a sophomore in high school, however is now known as one of the best NBA players of all time, winning 6 championships.

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This person was fired from their first job at a local newspaper for "lacking creativity". Their first successful animation, named "Oswald the Rabbit", was stolen by the company they worked for at the time. When they created "Mickey Mouse", no one wanted to fund it because they said "women are afraid of mice, it will never sell".

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This person was born into poverty and wore dresses made of potato sacks. They were fired from their first job as a news anchor for being "unfit for TV". They went on to having their own talk show named after them that ran for 25 seasons and are one of the richest people in the world.

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This person was a single parent with little money when they wrote a best selling book. The book was written on a train at a time described by this person as a very low point in their life. The book was denied by 12 major publishers at first, and finally picked up by one after 7 years. The book is now one of the best selling books in the world, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

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This author's first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was denied by over 20 publishers. This author is now one of the best know children's authors, selling over 600 million copies of books that have been translated into more than 20 languages.

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This person co-created a tech company that invents and develops smart phones and devices when they were 21 years old. However, this person was actually fired from their own company only a few years after it was created because people did not want to invest in someone so young. This person came back a few years later and bought back their company, proving they were able to run the company successfully.

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This person was on a singing show when they were 12 years old but lost. Then, they were in a singing trio that was signed by a major record label, but after a few years, 2 members quit. This person continued on by pursuing a solo music career and is now one of the best selling musical artist, with over 2.7 million people attending their tour just this year.

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