Before I ever acted as an amateur - which I did a great deal at school and at university - I used… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
“Growing up doesn't mean that you are older than someone, it means that you are no longer an amateur.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
It wasn't until '79 I won my first amateur championship, and then, by '81, I was 14, and I won my first… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
My family actually owns an MMA promotion company, so it's kind of a family deal. It's called Fight Sports Entertainment, and they… — Jonathan Lipnicki Copy Share Image
I would like to attribute my range of interests to being an independent intellectual, but although I'm independent, I'm not sure I… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
The big tragedy in baseball is that the amateur spirit has gone out of it to a large extent. — Larry MacPhail Copy Share Image
I almost didn't turn pro at all. I was tempted to be a career amateur. I worked as an investment banker for… — Matt Kuchar Copy Share Image
Most nervous I've ever been is probably the 2007 Walker Cup. I was a little boy playing with these 8 or 9… — Rickie Fowler Copy Share Image
In the mid-1970s, there was this huge boom of stand-up comedy throughout North America. I went to see a show at a… — Howie Mandel Copy Share Image
I'm not going to be a guy that retires and keeps coming back. When I'm gone, I'm gone. Same thing as amateur… — Kurt Angle Copy Share Image
The Australian film industry has recognised Tropfest as a place to nurture young talent. It's a stepping stone between amateur and professional. — John Polson Copy Share Image
In the theatre, as anyone knows who's even done amateur theatre all their lives, you immediately find a family there. Because you're… — Saul Rubinek Copy Share Image
In skating or any amateur sport, as athletes we share something in common: the cost of training is quite a burden on… — Patrick Chan Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone's particularly conscious of thinking suits are the thing, but when you see a comedian on stage in jeans… — Jack Dee Copy Share Image
You go from Olympic wrestling into pro wrestling, and it's a very difficult transition, but if you make it, you can earn… — Kurt Angle Copy Share Image
I like to believe that I don't think of myself as a writer. I am an amateur. Back when I was teaching,… — Guy Davenport Copy Share Image
At this period the enthusiasm of the amateur was fast giving way to a more steady commercial instinct, and I let no… — Henry Bessemer Copy Share Image
For a long time, we've worked on detecting planets with whatever was at hand, making use of existing small telescopes or even… — Andrew Gould Copy Share Image
