Amateur Quote by Nonito Donaire

At one point, I didn't really consider myself as a puncher because it was more so that the speed created the knockouts. People were…

— Daniel Jacobs

I see myself as a power puncher, but for some reason, I can never sell myself that I'm one of the elite.

— Johny Hendricks

I hope Gamboa brings the best out of me so that people can see that I'm not just a power puncher.

— Gervonta Davis

[Fedor] Arlovski proved himself against Ben Rothwell. As far as a power puncher in the mold of a Mike Tyson-style power puncher, you're not…

— Shawn Tompkins

Most amateurs are so worried about mis-hitting the shot or hitting it off line, they don't make an aggressive move. You'd be surprised how…

— Keegan Bradley

You count a man's U.S. Amateur titles after he starts winning professional majors. That's something any intelligent golf writer with a sense of history…

— Dan Jenkins

Professionalism is environmental. Amateurism is anti-environmental. Professionalism merges the individual into patterns of total environment. Amateurism seeks the development of the total awareness of…

— Marshall McLuhan

I read a lot of 'Nancy Drew' books as a kid and considered myself a bit of an amateur detective.

— Chelsea Cain

I think most amateurs dread playing a 180-plus-yard par 3 even more than a hard par 4. Part of it is psychological: You think…

— Ernie Els

“The definition of a professional is one who does a job well even when they don't like it.”

— Alan Sheinwald

Every artist was first an amateur.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I did a musical when I was 17, an amateur show, and I loved it.

— Taron Egerton

My father was a GP; my mother was a teacher and amateur actress. My father was a bit of a storyteller, but the acting…

— Ciaran Hinds

A professional is a man who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it. An amateur is a man who can't do…

— James Agate

“The amateur doesn't appreciate the need for experimentation. He wants his experts to know.”

— B.F. Skinner