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