10个最伟大的白手起家的成功故事

They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. These inspiring figures had less than a lemon to start out with – and are now known for their sheer tenacity as they climbed to the top. We brings you the top 10 rags-to-riches success stories of all time.
俗话说如果生活只给你柠檬，就拿来做柠檬水。这些激励人心的名人们创业之初可是连一个柠檬都没有，然而现在都因为他们的不屈不挠而广为人知，因为他们爬到了事业的顶端。下面就带给你10个历史上白手起家的成功故事。

1. Henry Ford
1. 亨利-福特

Henry Ford was a farm boy who went on to revolutionize transportation industry in America. Ford was very interested in mechanics from a young age, when he dismantled and reassembled a pocket watch at the age of 15 his father had given him. A self-taught watch repairman who graduated to being an apprentice machinist, Ford started his personal experiments on gasoline engines which was the beginning of his vast Ford empire. And his net worth, as per Forbes in 2008, is a cool $188.1 billion.
亨利-福特原来是个农场男孩，后来却让美国的交通工业发生了革命性的变化。福特从小就对机械非常感兴趣，15岁那年他就拆掉了父亲给他的一块怀表，然后又把它组装起来。这个自学成才的修表师毕业后做了一名见习机械师，开始在汽油机上进行他的个人实验，这也是他巨大的福特帝国的开始。根据《福布斯》杂志在2008年公布的数据，他的资产净值达到了1881亿美元。