NeverGiveup!(这是介绍名人在没成功前是怎么不放弃的点滴)

　　HenryFord亨利方达failedandwentbrokefivetimesbeforehefinallysucceeded.

　　Beethoven贝多芬handledtheviolinawkwardlyandpreferredplayinghisowncompositionsinsteadofimprovinghistechnique.Histeachercalledhimhopelessasacomposer.

　　ColonelSanders桑德斯hadtheconstructionofanewroadputhimoutofbusinessin1967.Hewenttoover1,000placestryingtosellhischickenrecipebeforehefoundabuyerinterestedinhis11herbsandspices.Sevenyearslater,attheageof75,ColonelSanderssoldhisfriedchickencompanyforafinger-lickin'$15million!

　　WaltDisney华尔特.狄斯尼wasfiredbyanewspapereditorforlackofideas.DisneyalsowentbankruptseveraltimesbeforehebuiltDisneyland.

　　CharlesDarwin,查尔斯.达尔文fatherofthetheoryofevolution,gaveupamedicalcareerandwastoldbyhisfather,“Youcarefornothingbutshooting,dogs,andratcatching.”Inhisautobiography,Darwinwrote,“Iwasconsideredbymyfather,averyordinaryboy,ratherbelowthecommonstandardinintellect.

　　AlbertEinstein爱伯特.爱因斯坦didnotspeakuntilhewasfouryearsoldanddidn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeacherdescribedhimas“mentallyslow,unsociableandadriftforeverinhisfoolishdreams.”HewasexpelledandrefusedadmittancetoZurichPolytechnicSchool.TheUniversityofBernturneddownhisPh.D.dissertationasbeingirrelevantandfanciful.

　　ThemovieStarWars星球大战wasrejectedbyeverymoviestudioinHollywoodbefore20th-CenturyFoxfinallyproducedit.Itwentontobeoneofthelargestgrossingmoviesinfilmhistory.

　　LouisPasteur路易斯.帕斯特wasonlyamediocrepupilinundergraduatestudiesandranked15outof22inchemistry.

　　WhenNFLrunningbackHerschelWalker荷休.瓦克wasinjuniorhighschool,hewantedtoplayfootball,butthecoachtoldhimhewastoosmall.HeadvisedyoungHerscheltogooutfortrackinstead.Neveronetogiveup,heignoredthecoach'sadviceandbegananintensivetrainingprogramtobuildhimselfup.Onlyafewyearslater,HerschelWalkerwontheHeismantrophy.

　　WhenGeneralDouglasMacArthur道格拉斯.麦可亚瑟将军appliedforadmissiontoWestPoint,hewasturneddown,notoncebuttwice.Buthetriedathirdtime,wasacceptedandmarchedintothehistorybooks.

　　AfterFredAstaire’费来德.爱思泰儿sfirstscreentest,thememofromthetestingdirectorofMGM,dated1933,said,“Can’tact!Slightlybald!Candancealittle!”AstairekeptthatmemooverthefireplaceinhisBeverlyHillshome.

　　ThefatherofthesculptorRodin罗兰[TheThinkerStatue]said,“Ihaveanidiotforason.”Describedastheworstpupilintheschool,Rodinfailedthreetimestosecureadmittancetotheschoolofart.Hisunclecalledhimuneducable.

　　BabeRuth,路丝宝贝consideredbysportshistorianstobethegreatestathleteofalltimeandfamousforsettingthehomerunrecord,alsoholdstherecordforstrikeouts.