Matching Pairs Famous Failures Matching GameOnline version "The road to success is paved with failure." We are going to take a closer look at failure and see how failure can be a part of the process of succeeding. Match the famous person with his/her challenge/failure. by Kristin Green 1 Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Host 2 Charles Shultz Creator of Peanuts Comic Strip 3 Thomas Edison Inventor of the Light Bulb 4 Walt Disney The creator of Mickey Mouse 5 Stephen Spielberg Movie Director with 2 Best Picture Academy Awards 6 Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States 7 Mark Zuckerberg CEO of Facebook 8 Dr. Seuss Children's Author and Illustrator 9 Colonel Sanders Founder of KFC 10 Michael Jordan Famous Athlete 11 Vera Wang Fashion Designer Did not make his high school varsity basketball team until his junior year Was turned down (twice!) by the film school he wanted to attend Was a figure skater who did not make the Olympics, Then she worked for a fashion magazine for 15 years and did not receive the promotions she wanted. First book was rejected by more than 20 different publishers None of the cartoons he made for his high school yearbook were published Had a recipe that was rejected from more than 1,000 restaurants Dropped out of Harvard University Was told he had no talent for drawing Thrown out of school because his teacher said he couldn't learn Received a demotion- opposite of a promotion!- in her first TV news job Lost 8 Elections
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