As a professional athlete, the small print says there could be a trade at some point in your career. Sometimes expected, sometimes not. You have to be able to handle that. – Jason Kidd
I was 23, and that was my first professional job. Anybody who has curly hair knows you don’t want it to be brushed out because it becomes a never-ending tangle. – Judy Davis
As a professional, I think we’re not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they’re watching. – Kristi Yamaguchi
I learned a lot from my father. I’m very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete. – Joakim Noah
I was a professional ballerina. After becoming an actress, I did a lot of theater, which included musical theater. The first musical play I did was Murray Schisgal’s ‘The Pushcart Peddlers.’ – Juliet Landau
If you’re a professional athlete, and after the game, you’re eating at the same place that somebody in the audience is eating at? You’re making a mistake. – John Salley
I think travel is probably the downside of playing professional golf, but you’ve got to do it. – Karrie Webb
Anyone interested in becoming a professional umpire and becoming eligible to work in the minor leagues must attend one of the two umpire schools sanctioned by Major League Baseball. – Jim Evans
Don’t let anyone discourage you from writing. If you become a professional writer, there are plenty of editors, reviewers, critics, and book buyers to do that. – Jane Yolen
I’m not the one to always follow professional protocol – but I do know what it is, even at 24 years old. – Kevin Love
As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that. – Jonathan Ames
My castings sort of go in phases. There’ll be several icy professional parts – a lawyer or a cop. And then there’ll be the intelligent-but-wounded group and then the period things. It goes in sequence. – Laura Linney
You never really forget who you are. If you did, you’d need to seek some professional help. – John Hawkes
The Australian film industry has recognised Tropfest as a place to nurture young talent. It’s a stepping stone between amateur and professional. – John Polson
My principal at RADA once told me, ‘You’ll know you’re a professional when you don’t feel like doing it but you have to do it.’ – Jessica Raine
The first professional play I ever saw was The Importance Of Being Earnest, and I just fell in love. – Kim Cattrall
Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few do what one would consider to be their professional duty. – Joey Skaggs
You’re a professional. You don’t need for me to break a film down for you. If you want to stop the guy you’re playing, they pay you millions of dollars. You get you a TV and break the player down yourself. – Karl Malone
I am not a politician but I have dedicated the biggest part of my professional life to economic policy both in Greece and Europe. – Lucas Papademos
The first play I did was ‘Philadelphia Here I Come.’ Can you imagine that? I am 37 years old I am doing my second professional play and I am on stage with John Malkovich. Joan Allen, Laurie Metcalf and Gary Sinise. One huge name after another. I was terrified and petrified, could hardly get a word out of my mouth. – John Mahoney
I’ve always wanted to be a professional dancer, I’d always wanted to be a ballerina. I trained for 13 years but it never came to be. – Jenna Jameson