So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well. Scott Hamilton
That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way. Brian Boitano
Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again. Carl Lewis
As a youngster, I played in Little League, Pony League, and all sorts of amateur baseball programs growing up. Jim Evans
Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five. Sugar Ray Leonard
Growing up as an amateur, I wasn't much of a power puncher. I was more of a speed guy. Nonito Donaire
I think I already proved that I wasn't just fighting for the money, because I fought as an amateur. I fought 90 fights for free. Floyd Mayweather Jr
I would like to attribute my range of interests to being an independent intellectual, but although I'm independent, I'm not sure I qualify as an intellectual. Basically, I'm an old-fashioned amateur. Anne Fadiman
I'm not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher what's going on in the media. I'm supposed to be the typical amateur who's 22 and scared to death and can't believe he won the Olympics. Carl Lewis
Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment. Avery Brundage
The New York Times Bestseller 'The Amateur,' written by Ed Klein, former editor of the 'New York Times Magazine,' is one of the best books I've read.Fran Tarkenton
The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur. Tracy Austin