Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls, and looks like work.    From LearnThat.org.  [Thomas Edison]

Verb (used with object) : to miss a target. ,to miss a train. ,to miss a chance. ,to miss a day of school. ,When did you first miss your wallet? ,I miss you all dreadfully. ,He just missed being caught. ,to miss the point of a remark.    From Dictionary.com. 

"Those are what we call missed opportunities," Bartlett said.    From Wordnik.com.  [- Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community] Reference

Ford missed is second straight with a sore ankle.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Basketball - New Orleans vs. Toronto] Reference

Allen Griffin missed a 3-pointer with 26 seconds left.    From Wordnik.com.  [NCAA Men's Basketball - Connecticut vs. Syracuse] Reference

He again missed three months of soccer and all of the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Healthy McBride likely to start in World Cup] Reference

Ovechkin missed 10 games because of injury and two suspensions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Final power rankings: Sedin is MVP, but Ovechkin will get playoff reward] Reference

Blackhawks D Adrian Aucoin missed his 10th game with a groin pull.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Detroit vs. Chicago] Reference

Minnesota's Eddie Griffin missed a desperation heave at the buzzer.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Canadiens LW Steve Begin missed the game because of a groin injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

That didn't bother him a great deal; one call missed was no problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eternal Mercenary]

Martin missed nine of his first 10 shots and finished with 13 points.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

The team captain missed four scoring opportunities, including botching.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Golden goal sets up rematch with Brazil] Reference

Quarterback Will Stein missed some practice time with an ankle injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [Around the BigEast Conference] Reference

After Yashin missed it, Blake got the puck and lifted a shot over Dafoe.    From Wordnik.com.  [NHL - National Hockey League - Atlanta vs. N.Y. Islanders] Reference

Ovechkin missed nearly as many shots (9) as the entire Penguins team (10).    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Stumpel then scored, and Alex Ovechkin missed before Peltonen clinched it.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Florida vs. Washington] Reference

Chicago D Andrei Zyuzin missed his third game because of a groin injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - San Jose vs. Chicago] Reference

In Round 12, Martin missed the Arabic word mukhtar, meaning head of a village.    From Wordnik.com.  [www.the-daily-record.com's Homepage Articles] Reference

LW Fredrik Modin missed his fourth straight and 12th in 13 with a knee injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Palin missed an opportunity when she spoke Saturday night to the Gridiron Club.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palin's tale of two worlds] Reference

Capitals forward Alexander Semin missed his fifth game because of back problems.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Eckstein missed a month of games late in the season with a strained left oblique.    From Wordnik.com.  [Series MVP Eckstein not short on talent] Reference

Ruffin missed the ensuing extra point and the point came back to haunt Cincinnati.    From Wordnik.com.  [NCAA Football - Cincinnati vs. Wisconsin] Reference

New Jersey D Paul Martin missed his third game because of upper body soreness.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Jared McLaughlin missed a field goal attempt from 51 yards out with 8 seconds left.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - College Football - BYU vs. Boston College] Reference

Columbus forward Fredrik Modin missed his second game because of a groin injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Columbus vs. Buffalo] Reference

Turnovers accounted for two of those possessions, which resulted in missed field goals.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - College Football - Auburn vs. Mississippi St.] Reference

Martin missed a free throw in the opening quarter, ending his string of 39 straight.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Basketball - Memphis vs. Sacramento] Reference

PG Truck Bryant broke a foot during the NCAA Tournament and missed from the Sweet 16 on.    From Wordnik.com.  [West Virginia - Team Notes] Reference

Notes: Denver starting forward Kenyon Martin missed the game because of a sprained wrist.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Islanders C Alexei Yashin missed a third straight game with tendinitis in his right knee.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - N.Y. Islanders vs. Washington] Reference

Along with hearing a tallented writer speak, I got a first-hand lesson in missed opportunaties.    From Wordnik.com.  [June 2007] Reference

While Indiana rarely missed from the perimeter, Kent State was just 2-of-14 from beyond the arc.    From Wordnik.com.  [NCAA Men's Basketball - Kent vs. Indiana] Reference

However, rookie Hayden Epstein missed a 39-yard field goal with 63 seconds remaining in the half.    From Wordnik.com.  [NFL - National Football League - Jacksonville vs. Baltimore] Reference

Sundin missed an open goal opportunity with under nine minutes left that would have tied the game.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

But the three-pointer he missed from the wing 50 seconds in was an indication of what was to come.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Notes: Cardinals can't shoot way into NCAA finals] Reference

Martin missed 106 games over the past two seasons because of microfracture surgeries on both knees.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference