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 Charles Shultz Creator of Peanuts Comic Strip 2 Dr. Seuss Children's Author and Illustrator 3 Mark Zuckerberg CEO of Facebook 4 Vera Wang Fashion Designer 5 Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Host 6 Colonel Sanders Founder of KFC 7 Thomas Edison Inventor of the Light Bulb 8 Michael Jordan Famous Athlete 9 Walt Disney The creator of Mickey Mouse 10 Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States 11 Stephen Spielberg Movie Director with 2 Best Picture Academy Awards 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. Lost 8 Elections None of the cartoons he made for his high school yearbook were published Dropped out of Harvard University Was turned down (twice!) by the film school he wanted to attend Did not make his high school varsity basketball team until his junior year Had a recipe that was rejected from more than 1,000 restaurants 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 First book was rejected by more than 20 different publishers Was told he had no talent for drawing
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