Biggies With Humble Beginnings

We normally look at achievers as people who are lucky or those who had lucky breaks, thinking that they made it without much effort. But in reality, the opposite is true.

Not all big celebrities, icons, giants, legends and achievers were born with a silver spoon. There are some who started from very humble beginnings, overcoming pain, humiliation, misery and misfortune. Some were even victims of abuse, maltreatment and injustice. But all these were history as they have survived all these triumphantly.

Look at the following list of icons and world greats who inspired millions of people:

Asia’s Superstar Nora Aunor was a water vendor.
Imelda Marcos was a Central Bank employee.
Master Showman German Moreno was a janitor.
Henry Sy started selling on a small kariton (wooden push cart)
Joey de Leon was Inday Badiday’s record spinner on her radio program.
Lolit Solis was a school teacher.
Richard Gomez was a service crew.
Ninoy Aquino was a cub reporter.
Corazon Aquino was a plain housewife.
Matt Monroe was a truck driver.
Silvester Stallone and Sofia Loren were soft-porn stars.
Oprah Winfrey was a rape victim.
Diana Ross was born and raise in a notorious ghetto in Bronx, New York.
Jacqueline Kennedy was a journalist.
Stephen King was a laundry worker.
Albert Einstein had no college degree.
Manny Pacquiao was a cigarette vendor.