Famous Failures

Inspiring video on persevering no matter how many times you have failed in life.

This video mentions well known people who had failed, but kept pressing on until they became successful.

Those People are:

Michael Jordan
After being cut from his high school basketball team, he went home locked himself in his room and cried.

Albert Einstein
He wasn’t able to speak until he was almost 4 years old and his teachers said he would “never amount to much”

Oprah Winfrey
Was demoted from her job as a news anchor because she… “Wasn’t fit for television.”

Walt Disney
Fired from a newspaper for “lacking imagination” and “having no original ideas”…

Lionel Messi
At age 11 he was cut from his team after being diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency… which made him smaller in stature than most kids his age.

Steve Jobs
At 30 years old he was left devastated and depressed after being unceremoniously removed from the company he started.

Eminem
A High School dropout, whose personal struggles with drugs and poverty culminated in an unsuccessful suicide attempt…

Thomas Edison
A teacher told him he was… “Too stupid to learn anything” and that he should go into a field where he might succeed by virtue of his pleasant personality.

The Beatles
Rejected by Decca Recording studios, who said “we don’t like their sound”… “They have no future in show business”

Dr. Zeuss
His First Book Was Rejected By 27 Publishers.

Abraham Lincoln
His Fiancé Died, Failed In Business, Had A Nervous Breakdown And Was Defeated In 8 Elections.

Ending Quote
“If you’ve Never Failed, You’ve Never Tried Anything New”