What do Michael Jordan, Abraham Lincoln, and Oprah Winfrey all have in common? Before their success, fame and notoriety, each one of these beloved American figures where big, fat FAILURES. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. Ouch. Abraham Lincoln had three failed businesses and lost seven political races before becoming president of the United States. The guy just didn’t know when to quit. Oprah was demoted from her job as a news anchor be