“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”
Hunter S. Thompson
“You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.”
Ralph Marston
“When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.”
Will Rogers
“[Young said during a recent conference call that he decided to turn pro when he received a wild-card invitation to a tournament in San Jose. He is] excited to play, ... I'm a little nervous. I mean, I hope I don't play one of them.”
Andre Agassi
“When I first turned pro, I didn't really have any conception of how long it would take me,”
Justin Rose
“She's a good player, ... She was like No. 1 in Korea when she turned pro. She played three years in Korea.”
Jeong Jang
“You can learn a lot from the Olympics, but you have to learn the sport again when you turn pro. Just being an Olympian or a gold medalist isn?t going to get you a break when you take off that headgear and start prizefighting. You?ve got to prove yourself all over again, every day.”
Andre Ward