Lucy Ball. Michael Jordan. Ludwig Beethoven. Walt Disney. Albert Einstein. Babe Ruth. Abraham Lincoln. Steven Spielberg

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1 Lucy Ball Michael Jordan Ludwig Beethoven Walt Disney Albert Einstein Babe Ruth Abraham Lincoln Steven Spielberg

2 Thomas Edison JK Rowling Vince Lombardi The Beatles Henry Ford Vincent Van Gogh Dr. Seuss Socrates

3 Charles Schultz Lucy Ball was told by an acting school that she was wasting her time and ours. - One of the most famous female comedic actors of all time. I love Lucy Michael Jordan had to play on the Junior Varsity team at his high school - One of the most famous and most successful basketball players of all time Air Jordan Ludwig Beethoven Told by his music teacher that he was hopeless as a composer. Deaf - His parents died when he was young and he raised his younger brothers -beaten by his father when he made a mistake - One of the most famous composers of all time. Walt Disney fired from a newspaper job because he lacked imagination. - Created Mickey Mouse, Disneyland, and the Disney company.

4 Albert Einstein Thought as a child to have cognitive impairments, his grades were so poor that a teacher told him to quit school saying, You will never amount to anything. - The name associated with genius. Won the Nobel Prize, most important scientist of his century. Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times! - Holds the record for the most homeruns. Most famous baseball player of all time! Abraham Lincoln had only 5 years of schooling lost 8 elections and failed in business lost a young child - 16 th President of the United States, saw the US through the Civil War, ended slavery Steven Spielberg - was in special education dropped out of high school rejected from film school three times - Directed Star Wars, ET, Indian Jones, Jaws, Back to the Future, The Color Purple, Jurassic Park, Schindler s List. Thomas Edison took 1,000 tries before inventing the light bulb as a child a teacher told him he was too stupid to learn anything. - World famous inventor, most know for the lightbulb. - Has 1,093 patents to his name.

5 JK Rowling the manuscript for Harry Potter was rejected by 12 publishing companies. - The Harry Potter series is a world-wide best seller and has been made in to award-winning movies Vince Lombardi wanted to be a priest, dropped out of law school, described as a late bloomer - The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. - Winners never quit and quitters never win. - It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up. - It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. - We didn t lose the game; we just ran out of time. - Life s battles don t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can. - Most famous and most successful football coach of all time. The Beatles turned down by a famous recording company because guitar music is on its way out. - Most famous 1960 s band world-wide. Henry Ford failed in business five before the Ford Motor Company. - Creator of FORD and the assembly line process used to make cars today. Ended up one of the richest men of his time.

6 Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting in his entire life to a friend. - Today has over 800 priceless paintings! Dr. Seuss his first book was rejected by 27 publishers. - The most famous children s author of all time. Socrates his new ideas caused him to be accused of corrupting the youth. Sentenced to death. - Most famous philosopher of all time. Charles Schultz failed every subject in the 8 th grade, although he was intelligent. He also flunked physics, Latin, algebra, and English in high school. He didn t do well in sports either. He was shy and never considered himself a friendly person or one to have any friends. He never even asked a girl out for fear of rejection. In high school, he began submitting his artwork to major magazines. He received many rejection slips with no encouragement. - Created Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the whole Peanuts gang!

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Famous Failures. Courage to Grow Famous Failures Courage to Grow Courage doesn t always roar, sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I ll try again tomorrow. Mary Anne Radmacher His parents ignored him,