He was cut from his high school basketball team — a heartbreaking experience for any teenager. Then he became one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the game.
Michael Jordan
His first book, Carrie, accumulated at least 30 rejection slips before it was accepted by Doubleday.
Stephen King
He was turned down as a rapper in the early 1990s by every record label in the business, with some stating he was too old, and some concerned that he wasn’t “hard” enough, as he didn’t rap about drugs or crime.
Jay-Z