Famous Failures

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By acclamation, Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player of all time. A phenomenal athlete with a unique combination of grace, speed, power, artistry, improvisational ability and an unquenchable competitive desire. Jordan single-handedly redefined the NBA superstar. Before joining NBA, Jordan was just an ordinary person, so ordinary that was cut from high school basketball team because of his “lack of skill”.

Soichiro Honda was turned down by Toyota Motor Corporation during a job interview as “engineer” after World War Two. He continued to be jobless until his neighbors starting buying his “home-made scooters”. Subsequently, he set out on his own to start his own company. Honda. Today, the Company has grown to become the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer and one of the most profitable automakers - beating giant automaker such as GM and Chrysler. With a global network of 437 subsidiaries, Honda develops, manufactures, and markets a wide variety of products ranging from small general-purpose engines and scooters to specialty sports cars.

Akio Morita, founder of giant electric household products, Sony Corporation, first product was an electric rice cooker, only sold 100 cookers (because it burned rice rather than cooking). Today, Sony is generating US$66 billion in revenue and ranked as the world’s 6th largest electronic and electrical company.
 
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My dad was a professional motorcycle racer. That ran dry so he started a bike shop. That failed so he became a roofer. Started his own company and went bankrupt a 3 years later. Joined another crew and started making flashings in his garage. That made him some extra coin so he started making a few more simple items. He got divorced. Traded his half of the home equity to keep his equipment worked 20+ hour days for years until he became one of the largest manufacturers of roofing supplies in Western Canada.

There's nothing more powerful than a man with a good idea and a never ending hustle to make it happen. It's impossible to lose forever.
 
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