Lucy Ball Michael Jordan Ludwig Beethoven Walt Disney Albert Einstein Babe Ruth Abraham Lincoln Steven Spielberg
Thomas Edison JK Rowling Vince Lombardi The Beatles Henry Ford Vincent Van Gogh Dr. Seuss Socrates
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.
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.
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.
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!