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 Thomas Edison Inventor of the Light Bulb 2 Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States 3 Charles Shultz Creator of Peanuts Comic Strip 4 Stephen Spielberg Movie Director with 2 Best Picture Academy Awards 5 Walt Disney The creator of Mickey Mouse 6 Colonel Sanders Founder of KFC 7 Dr. Seuss Children's Author and Illustrator 8 Michael Jordan Famous Athlete 9 Mark Zuckerberg CEO of Facebook 10 Vera Wang Fashion Designer 11 Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Host Dropped out of Harvard University None of the cartoons he made for his high school yearbook were published First book was rejected by more than 20 different publishers Lost 8 Elections 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 Received a demotion- opposite of a promotion!- in her first TV news job Thrown out of school because his teacher said he couldn't learn Did not make his high school varsity basketball team until his junior year 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.
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