Famous Failures

Was labeled the weakest player on his team. Later went on to play in the NBA

• Lebron James

• Kobe Bryant

• Jeremy Lin

• Steph Curry

First book was rejected by 27 publishers. Went on to sell over 600 million copies of their 44 books.

• Dr. Suess

• JK Rowling

• Ronald Dahl

• Louis Sachar

Raised by single mom and dropped out of high school. Rejected by every major record label. Now holds an estimates net worth of $520 million

• P. Diddy

• Tupac

• Jay Z

• Lil Wayne

Lived in a van with his family and dropped out of school at the age of 16. Now is an actor and comedian in more that 40 films.

• Jim Carrey

• Adam Sandler

• Rob Schneider

• Kevin Hart

Told she didn't have the right look or was pretty enough to be a headliner. Now is the winner of 5 Grammy awards.

• Lady Gaga

• Katy Perry

• Rhianna

• Adele

Did not make his high school basketball team. Won 6 NBA championships and 5 MVP Titles

• Michael Jordan

• Steph Curry

• Lebron James

• James Harden

Demoted from her first job for being too emotional. Went on to be a talk show host and often called the world's most influential woman.

• Wendy Williams

• Jenny Jones

• Ricci Lake

• Oprah Winfrey

Fired for not being creative enough. Went on to become an animator, producer, and holds the record for most Academy Awards held by an individual

• Stephen Spielberg

• Walt Disney

• Seth MacFarlane

• None of the above

After his first performance he was told to go back to driving a truck for a living. He sold more that 600 million records and is known as the King of Rock & Roll

• Elvis Presley

• Michael Jackson

• Justin Timberlake

• Elton John

At 16 he failed to reach the required standard in school and was rejected from the school he wanted to attend. Went on to be a theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in physics

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Socrates

• Thomas Edison

• Albert Einstein