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American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free.

~Bob Schieffer

Topics: Along Amateur American American Politics Free Handed Over People Politics Professionals Somewhere Sport Things Used Way

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I once played amateur tournament tennis six months without double-faulting.

~Bobby Riggs

Topics: Amateur Months Once Played Six Tennis Tournament Without

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Without social media, I'd probably just be a quirky, amateur photographer with a hard drive full of photos. I'd be cold calling respected publications, begging for a feature.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: Amateur Begging Calling Cold Drive Feature Full Hard Just Just Be Media Photographer Photos Publications Quirky Respected Social Social Media Without

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I had to leave school at 14 because my father got injured in the mines and I had to support my family. I was an undertaker's assistant, then a plasterer, before doing my military service in the RAF. All the while, I was doing amateur dramatics and dreaming of getting a scholarship to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

~Brian Blessed

Topics: Amateur Assistant Because Before Bristol Doing Dreaming Family Father Getting Got Had Injured Leave Military Military Service Mines Old Scholarship School Service Support Theatre Then Undertaker While

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That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way.

~Brian Boitano

Topics: About Always Amateur Expertise Should Skating Stay Technical Way

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Teofilo Stevenson won his first Olympic gold medal in 1972 and his last world amateur championship in 1986. He won 302 fights and once went an unbelievable 11 years without a loss. Had Cuba not boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics, many think Stevenson would have won an unmatched four gold medals in boxing.

~Brin-Jonathan Butler

Topics: Amateur Boxing Championship Cuba Fights First Four Gold Gold Medal Had He His Last Loss Many Medal Medals Olympic Olympic Gold Olympics Once Summer Think Unbelievable Without Won World Would Years

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First of all the name, and the color purple, I think those two things distinguish the Vikings as much as anything. You go anywhere in the country and say 'Vikings,' they know exactly where you are. You say 'Cardinals,' well, Cardinals who? There are a dozen Cardinals teams in the country in professional and amateur sports.

~Bud Grant

Topics: Amateur Anything Anywhere Cardinals Color Country Distinguish Dozen Exactly First First Of All Go Know Much Name Professional Purple Say Sports Teams Things Think Those Two Well Where Who You I Think

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I grew up in New York City: Harlem, New York. I played ball for probably two of the biggest amateur basketball organizations in the city.

~Cam'Ron

Topics: Amateur Ball Basketball Biggest City Grew Harlem New New York New York City Organizations Played Two Up York

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One of the cool things about amateur athletics is that, I think, the pursuit is sort of the pursuit of excellence for nothing more than trying to be excellent.

~Cameron Winklevoss

Topics: About Amateur Athletics Cool Excellence Excellent More Nothing Pursuit Sort Than Things Think Trying I Think

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I had 45 amateur fights, and I was able to win two national titles in those three years as an amateur.

~Canelo Alvarez

Topics: Able Amateur Fights Had National Those Three Titles Two Win Years

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