Failure & regret

What is the hardest thing that has happened to you, and what did you carry out of it?

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Willie Mays Baseball centre fielder; twice National League Most Valuable Player
I was the first black in that particular league. And, we played in a town called Hagerstown, Maryland. ... I said to myself — and this is why Piper Davis came in — in my mind, “Hey, whatever they call you, they can’t touch you. Don’t talk back.”
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, 19 February 1996 source ↗

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