11. Revenge with Success
Sometimes, when we are rejected, failed, or insulted, our first instinct is to shout back. We pour out our emotions immediately, argue to defend ourselves, and then we eventually forget about it and move on with a mediocre life.
But Legends don't do that. They don't waste their energy on words; they don't forget the insult. They replay that moment in their minds, holding onto that fire and waiting for the right time for revenge.
They understand a fundamental rule:
the loudest way to shut your enemies
Achievement is better than Argument
The best Revenge is massive success.
11.1) Manoj Bajpayee
In the early 1990s in Delhi, Manoj Bajpayee was rejected from the National School of Drama (NSD) three consecutive times. He was devastated and even felt suicidal thoughts
Instead sharpened his craft in street theatre and small roles in movies , then big roles.
He achieved his "revenge" years later, the same NSD school invited him back as a guest of honor to inspire their students.
11.2) Rohit Sharma
In 2011, Rohit Sharma was dropped from ICC World Cup team, which India went on to win.
He sat at home watching his teammates celebrate
He didn't lash out at the selectors;
His revenge came in the following
Made 3 double centuries in ODIs
record-breaking 5 centuries in a single WC tournament and
eventually led India to a T20 World Cup victory as Captain in 2024.
11.3) Reid Hastings (Netflix)
In 1997, Reid Hastings was a customer of Blockbuster and started a similar video rental business, Netflix.
At bad time Hastings offered to sell netflix to Blockbuster for $50 million But he laughed at the offer,
Hastings got his revenge when Netflix grew into a giant
while Blockbuster went completely bankrupt.
11.4) Steve Jobs
In 1985, Steve Jobs was humiliated and fired from Apple
He didn't sit around mourning
He started NeXT and Pixar, proving he could build world-class companies without them.
In 1997 , after 12 years His revenge moment came in 1997 when the same Apple bought Pixar and Appointed Jobs as as CEO
11.6) Parachute (Marico)
1990s | Mumbai — HUL warned the founder of Marico to sell his brand or be "finished" in the market, but he refused to surrender and built a powerful distribution network.
2006 | India — The revenge was finalized when HUL’s own brand, Nihar, was sold to Marico, making them the undisputed leader in the hair oil industry.
11.7) Kingston Technology
1996 | USA — The founders sold their company for $1500 millions, but the new owners failed to run it and eventually tried to shut it down.
1999 | USA —bought back for only $400 million (1/3 the price) and turning it back into a global success.
11.8) WhatsApp vs. Facebook
2009 | USA — Brian Acton rejected at FB for a job ; instead of being discouraged, he started building his own messaging app.
2014 | Global — Just five years later, Facebook was forced to pay him $19 billion to buy WhatsApp,
11.9) Google vs. Excite
1999 | Silicon Valley — Excite rejected to buy Google at $7.5 lakh USD
2004 | Global — with 5 years Google earned billions while Excite eventually went bankrupt and faded into history.
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