Regardless of what his haters think (and there are many), you have to give the man props not just for his successes but also for the inspiration he provides because of his failures. Its easy to stick your chest out in pride when things are going well, Jobs stuck through the hard times when things were looking bleak and he rose up again to even greater heights. Just like a phoenix.
In our own lives, we get to choose whether to keep plugging away and rise out of our valleys or just lay flat on our backs dreaming of the days we spent on the mountaintops. Thanks for the inspiration, Steve Jobs!