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This tennis star won 23 Grand Slam titles after returning from multiple injuries and a difficult pregnancy.
Who is Serena Williams?
This civil rights leader was jailed 29 times but continued to push for justice through nonviolent protest.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This Disney founder was once fired for 'lacking imagination' before creating his empire.
Who is Walt Disney?
This entrepreneur went broke multiple times before founding Ford Motor Company.
Who is Henry Ford?
Known as 'The Greatest,' this boxer was banned from the sport for refusing military draft but later regained the heavyweight title.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This scientist failed repeatedly with inventions but is credited with saying, 'I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.'
Who is Thomas Edison?
This Paralympic athlete became the first double amputee to compete in the Olympics.
Who is Oscar Pistorius?
This CEO was fired from the company he co-founded, only to return years later and revolutionize it with the iPhone.
Who is Steve Jobs?
This golfer battled through injuries and personal setbacks to win the 2019 Masters, 14 years after his last victory there.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This explorer’s ship was trapped in Antarctic ice for months, but he kept his crew alive against all odds.
Who is Ernest Shackleton?
This scientist struggled with dyslexia but went on to become one of the greatest theoretical physicists.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
This billionaire founder of SpaceX and Tesla slept in his office and nearly went bankrupt before achieving success.
Who is Elon Musk?
This marathoner won the 1968 Olympic marathon despite collapsing multiple times, finishing hours after the winner.
Who is John Stephen Akhwari?
This woman survived an assassination attempt, continued her fight for girls’ education, and became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
This abolitionist escaped slavery, educated himself, and became a leading voice against slavery in the U.S.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This cosmetics mogul was rejected hundreds of times before launching a billion-dollar beauty brand, Fenty Beauty.
Who is Rihanna?
This basketball legend was cut from his high school varsity team before becoming a six-time NBA champion.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This U.S. president failed in business twice, lost multiple elections, but later became one of the most respected leaders.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This author of Harry Potter was rejected by 12 publishers before finding success.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This tech founder dropped out of Harvard before creating the world’s largest social media company.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?