This great player was rejected from his high school basketball team saying he was too short to play it......when he proved them wrong it was on the biggest stage of all(for baketball that is)

Michael Jordan was famously cut from his high school basketball team as a sophomore, which motivated him to work harder and eventually become one of the greatest players in NBA history with 6 championships. The story is well-documented and serves as an inspiration about perseverance. Neither Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, nor any other major star fits this specific narrative of high school rejection.