How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Do you have a favourite failure?

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Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball player; holder of the record for consecutive games played

No. I mean if you fail 70 percent of the time, you had a great year. You're dealing with failure seven out of ten times as a hitter.

Recorded Academy of Achievement interviewer, Academy of Achievement interview, Washington, D.C., 18 August 2020 source ↗

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