Word: amateur
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Since the beginning of the case, Harvard has claimed that Llopis actively sought to retain his amateur status, and not turn professional...
...NCAA believes that because the violations occurred over a prolonged two-year period, Llopis did not intend to remain an amateur...
...scene of his own era, the Bard of Brooklyn would love the crowd at Chicago's Green Mill Lounge. Every Sunday night it's standing room only in this gritty neighborhood tavern. The audience is there for the weekly "slam," a literary version of The Gong Show at which amateur poets compete for small cash prizes and the much richer reward of having their work heard by an enthusiastic public. The poetic abilities of many contestants may be open to debate, but the audience is always in top form. On a typical evening a rambling poem about using nuclear weapons...
...difference in the definition of amateur status between Spain and America initially led to the dispute...
...sign a contract and I did not take an agent," Llopis said. "I did everyhting I could to remain an amateur...