Famous Failures

It's hard to believe that so many famous people have not always been the best at what they do. I think that we need to be reminded once in a while that to get to where we want to go, we're going to have to make a few mistakes, learn from them, and fail better until we finally succeed.

What have you failed at? What have gotten good at? Have you always been good at it? Have you had to make sacrifices in order to get good? Have you needed help? Was it sometimes hard to believe in yourself along the way? What got you through? Are you still working on something? What keeps you going?