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title: "8 Turn Professional Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Turn Professional quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Turn Professional sayings and thoughts."
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> [Of course I will turn professional at some stage. Then I want to be a world champion and finish up a legend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amir-khan/of-course-i-will-turn-professional-at-some-stage-then-i-want-to-be-a/)

[Amir Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amir-khan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/amir-khan-5628_champion_of-course-i-will-turn-professional-at-so_189284.jpg)

> [“When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/when-the-going-gets-weird-the-weird-turn-professional/)

[Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/hunter-s-thompson-278_life_when-the-going-gets-weird-the-weird-turn_285031.jpg)

> [It was definitely a hard decision to turn professional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-cain/it-was-definitely-a-hard-decision-to-turn-professional/)

[Mary Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-cain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/mary-cain-8066_decision_it-was-definitely-a-hard-decision-to-tur_911696.png)

> [People turn professional and they are not running as fast as they did in college because it is a lot different, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-coleman/people-turn-professional-and-they-are-not-running-as-fast-as-they-did/)

[Christian Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-coleman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/christian-coleman-9131_always_people-turn-professional-and-they-are-no_1325742.jpg)

> [When you turn professional with the amount of medals that I've won, then you have to assume that big things are expected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-campbell/when-you-turn-professional-with-the-amount-of-medals-that-i-ve-won/)

[Luke Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/luke-campbell-6778_always_when-you-turn-professional-with-the-amou_1645664.jpg)

> [At 19, I decided to turn professional and accepted my first fight for $250 at the Atlantis Hotel, Atlantic City, on October…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-eubank-sr/at-19-i-decided-to-turn-professional-and-accepted-my-first-fight-for/)

[Chris Eubank Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-eubank-sr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/chris-eubank-sr-6416_atlantic-city_at-19-i-decided-to-turn-professional-and_1831263.jpg)

> [When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/when-you-turn-professional-you-become-an-entertainer-and-like-every/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1c/scott-hamilton-14448_entertainers_when-you-turn-professional-you-become-an_2150290.jpg)

> [Well what a turn-up. From professional footballer to television presenter to green politician. Whatever next?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-icke/well-what-a-turn-up-from-professional-footballer-to-television/)

[David Icke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-icke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/144/david-icke-2940_footballer_well-what-a-turn-up-from-professional-fo_3077170.jpg)

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