Professional athlete

[makomike]

Just wondering... I've been teasing my wife about this. I recently became a PADI Professional(an instructor)... and diving is a sport... on the next census or things of that sort... am I now a professional athlete:05:

Just wondering

 

[cyklon_300]

a sport. You keep score in a sport.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

 

[jmiller51]

i agree..

 

[timle]

Sport
n.

3. An active pastime; recreation.

Diving sounds like a sport to me. Perhaps you mean its not a competitive sport.

 

[makomike]

Sport
n.

3. An active pastime; recreation.

Diving sounds like a sport to me. Perhaps you mean its not a competitive sport.

Thanks timle. I'll tell her you agree

 

[dpbishop]

How many zeros in your paycheck?

 

[makomike]

How many zeros in your paycheck?

Now that sound like my wife! currently 1... as in 0 as a pro. But i cant imagine a professional curler(sp?) making a boat load and that is now an olympic sport. But i could be, and probably am, wrong. Anyway what do i know i'm just a pro athlete:05:

curling endorsement don't count as in all those nike curling commercials

 

[ghostdiver1957]

Just wondering... I've been teasing my wife about this. I recently became a PADI Professional(an instructor)... and diving is a sport... on the next census or things of that sort... am I now a professional athlete:05:

Just wondering

Diving is not a sport... it is a hobby!

 

[Brand0n]

There needs to be competition for it to be a sport

who do divers compete with ?

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

Here's a recent thread with similar topic: http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=119910&highlight=sport+OR+hobby